Gluteal amnesia giving you a numb bum!? What is gluteal amnesia? The clinical term for this condition is gluteus medius tendinopathy, though it is also referred to as gluteal amnesia or dead butt syndrome. If you spend hours a day sitting and not getting up frequently to stand or walk around, you may have already […]
Is Pain needling at you? Dry needling explained! Let me explain what dry needling is and how it fits into the dynamics of the treatments offered at our clinics. What is dry needling? Whilst the name in itself sounds quite intimidating, this treatment is an accessible and commonly offered therapy for people with muscle, ligament, […]
Balance issues – could it be your neck? Cervical vertigo or cervicogenic dizziness creates a sensation that you or the world around you is spinning, it affects your sense of balance and concentration. In cervical vertigo these sensations are usually felt after moving the neck and is almost always accompanied by a headache. These episodes […]
Working from home can be a real pain in the neck! Working from home has its advantages of course, there is no dress code and no commute. You can bring your pet to work and have your workspace as cool or warm as you like! However, there are disadvantages, trying to work slouched on the […]
Massage your headache away! Whether the root of the problem is hereditary, environmental, or due to lifestyle factors, when we have a headache, we are all looking for one thing – relief! The most common type of headache is called a tension headache typically its characteristics are as follows: – Typically lasts between 30 minutes […]
Garden Do’s and Don’t’s! Certainly, gardening has a variety of health benefits from providing stress relief to exercise but let’s not forget that it is demanding work for your body – especially if you suffer from chronic pain! Those of us with green fingers – myself included, are itching to get in the garden and […]
Stretching to ease pain! As we age, the reality is that experiencing back pain increases due to age related conditions such as: Osteoporosis Osteoarthritis Loss of hydration Loss of muscle mass Luckily, there are things you can do to help rid yourself of that annoying pain and reduce the risk of it returning. Of course […]
Calf pain – Ouch! Calf pain varies from person to person and can vary in nature. For some, calf pain feels like a sharp pain in the back of the lower leg or a dull ache with stiffness! The calf is comprised of two muscles: Gastrocnemius Soleus These muscles meet at the Achilles tendon, which […]
Multifidus – a big player in low back pain! Low back pain is a highly prevalent problem in today’s world and is often a recurrent condition. Back pain affects around 80% of all people at some point in their life, and amazingly 60 – 80% of these people will have more than one episode! What […]
Sartorius strain – muscle pain! What is the sartorius muscle? It starts at the outer thigh, crosses over the thigh bone, continues along the length of the inner thigh and then ends just below the inside of the knee. What does it do? The hip flexors allow flexing of the hip, so you can perform […]
