Pain. We all experience it at some time to one degree or another. Neck and back ache, muscle cramps, joint stiffness and migraines are some of the most common physical pains, but there is also the pain from irritable bowel, asthma, eczema, and hayfever, and even the emotional pain of a marriage breakdown, redundancy from … Read more
Do you have knee pain and are not sure of where it might be coming from? Well here are some little pointers that might give you a clue as to what might be causing the problem. Trauma Fracture- This is one of the most common truck accident injuries. If there has been trauma and you … Read more
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a name given to a group of injuries affecting tendons and nerves primarily of the neck and upper limbs. It is an umbrella term for Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD). There are two types of RSI: * Specific conditions – including tenosynovitis and tendonitis, (inflammation of a tendon), bursitis … Read more
Whether you enjoy lazing around on the sofa, digging up the garden weeds or pounding the pavements to produce that wash board chest in time for the summer holiday, you are very much at risk of experiencing lower back pain (LBP). LBP is a huge problem all over the world affecting both men and women … Read more
As the name suggests this joint is formed by the union of two separate bones, one being the lower part of the spine (the sacrum), and the second, being one of the three bones which make up the pelvis (the ilium). Hence the L-shaped sacro-iliac joint (SIJ). The two different surfaces are covered with different … Read more