“I’ve only been back at work a few weeks and my shoulder hurts” We have heard this a lot lately. Dinners on the couch, “umpiring” the cricket or lying sideways to read a book can stretch ligaments and allow muscles to get stiff before they hurt. It’s only on return to usual work activities that…
DetailsHave you come back from a lovely holiday only to wonder why you’re in pain already? Perhaps that deck chair was not as good for joints as you thought! Let your Chiropractor have a look and re-set your spine so it can work fine! Have a look at our sitting and desk set-up to make…
DetailsNew research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study is published in the July 3, 2013, online issue ofNeurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Our study suggests that exercising your brain by taking part in activities such as these…
DetailsTight spinal joints create pain by having pain nerves overstimulated. Tight muscles themselves are also pain-sensitive if they do not go through the normal relaxation phase that a muscle needs to do to release lactic acid and other breakdown products and take in new oxygen-rich blood. Upper neck joints, nerves and muscles, when irritated, refer…
DetailsDuring the discussion and examination of a patient the chiropractor will find out how severe the headache feels, what type of pain it is (sharp, dull, throbbing, shooting, deep ache, burning, etc) and how long a headache will last. The time of the day, week or month that a headache comes on can also help…
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