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How To Stop Back Pain Coming Back
Recurring back pain can be very disheartening, today we’re talking about things you can do in your daily life to make sure your back pain doesn’t come back.
How To Relieve Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Are you suffering with sacroiliac pain? In today’s article, we explain how the sacroiliac joint may not be the root of the problem, and what it could be instead.
I Can’t Move My Neck, Help!
Today we’re going to talk about what exactly is wrong with the neck, why it malfunctions, what things you need to be avoiding with neck pain and what stretches you can do to give relief.
3 Tips To Improve Your Bone Density At Any Age
If you’re older or in a risk category for osteopenia or osteoporosis, it’s not too late to regain bone density with these three tips! Read more
Piriformis Syndrome & Back Pain
Piriformis syndrome is a diagnosis given to someone who has pain in the buttocks but how is it clinically relevant and how does it influence your treatment? Read on.
Treatment For Spinal Stenosis & Sciatica
Spinal stenosis can be a tricky diagnosis, it’s a complex condition where you need to know more information about the patient in order to treat it properly.
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Coronavirus & Dealing With Back Pain At Home
With the threat of coronavirus looming, many of us will need to self-isolate at home as a means to contain the spread of disease. If you cant get to your osteopath for your back pain, what can you do? Read more.
Can You Improve Your Brain Function & Memory?
This week we are taking a closer look at brain function. We are all a little guilty of being forgetful from time-to-time, this can be due to being more tired than usual, or just mentally not on the ball. Is it coincidence that we just feel like this sometimes?
Is Pain All In The Brain?
In today’s article, we’re going to be discussing pain – how exactly pain occurs, where it originates and whether it’s just ‘all in your head’. Starting off, what exactly is pain? There are many different types of pain – known as acute, sub-acute, or chronic pain.
What Is IDD Therapy?
What is IDD therapy? You may or may not know that we have been using spinal decompression therapy for a number of years here at the clinic, it’s a treatment that essentially targets the discs in your lower back or in the neck, an ideal treatment for patients with any sort of disc injury such as a slipped disc, bulging disc, herniated disc or degenerated discs.
How To Avoid Neck Pain When Playing Video Games
Neck and upper back pain can be quite common side-effects of frequent video gaming, and happens as a result of poor posture. Usually this is as a result of excessively leaning forward and squashing the vertebra in your neck. Alongside neck and/or upper back pain,...
What Diet Is Best For Humans?
There is a lot of debate surrounding what kind of diet would be best for humans in general, since the boom in popularity of niche diets such as the vegan, paleo and keto diets have touted superior health benefits. In today’s article we’re going to be discussing the...
What Causes Back Pain When Bending Forwards?
Back pain when bending forwards is quite common if you experience bouts of back pain from time to time. It can also be a trigger for many people if done incorrectly, since there is a more correct form you should be adopting to bend forwards. This type of back pain...
Can Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Be Reversed?
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (or PCOS) is a metabolic disorder that affects around 8-12% of women at reproductive age, and is one of the biggest causes of infertility amongst women. Today we’re going to be covering a very brief overview of the condition, but also ways...
How To Build Bone Density While You’re Young
Bone density or Bone mineral content (BMC) is the amount of bone mineral that is found in a specific area of bone, therefore the higher your bone mineral content, the stronger your bones will be. As you grow older into adolescence, you reach a peak BMC velocity, when BMC occurs at its quickest rate, usually around 12 years old in females or 14 years old in males. In the three years surrounding these years respectively, more than 30% of your adult BMC is developed.
What Is Epigenetics?
To understand epigenetics, it’s useful to get a grasp on the role they play on the body. A great analogy of this we found on Mind Body Microbiome, is that epigenetics is similar to an orchestra playing music. While your genes would be the musical notes, epigenetics...
Why Painkillers Don’t Work For Back Pain
Why the use of painkillers for back pain can be questionable, and not necessarily the most useful thing for this type of problem. A huge proportion of patients we see here at the clinic have been previously prescribed painkillers and don’t know why, or they don’t know how it will help them – some people think painkillers are going to cure their pain in the long-term. To understand why they don’t work, it’s best to first understand the nature of back injuries and the most common types that occur.
What Is Osteoporosis?
We often see patients who are dealing with osteoporosis who are struggling with an element of pain resulting from their condition. Osteoporosis is a bone disease, diagnosed when the body loses bone density. This can occur over time, or if the body starts to produce too little bone replacement material (as your bones are consistently being remodelled). While regular bones under a microscope resemble a honeycomb, a patient with osteoporosis will have much larger holes, which means the bones can be more brittle and likely to break. It can also affect the spine, which can cause the patient to alter their posture due to loss of stability – this in turn can cause many spinal issues to develop as a result.
Will A Bulging Disc Heal On Its Own?
An enquiry we hear quite often is, can my bulging disc heal on its own? Can it be healed with treatment? The answer is quite complex, so we’re going to be dedicating this week’s article to explaining this for you. First and foremost, what is a slipped disc? In between each vertebra of your spine is a cushiony disc that protects your spine and shock absorbs on a daily basis. It also keeps your spine’s movement smooth and fluid.
How To Look After Your Back Over Christmas
Christmas time usually involves you using your body is a slightly different way to your normal day-to-day life. As a result, there are a few activities you should be aware of that may increase your risk of tweaking your back, and things you can do to pre-empt...
Why Is Core Strength Important For Back Pain?
Building core strength is an integral part of actually recovering from back pain, but in general it’s importance is not insisted upon enough as part of a normal rehabilitation program. You might have heard the term ‘engage your core’ thrown around in your yoga...