5 Questions to ask your Spinal Surgeon
You’ve had enough of the sciatica pain and buttock ache which is currently ruling your life. You’re surviving off pain killers and the visits to different health professionals hasn’t got you out of trouble. You’ve had an MRI scan of your lumbar spine and you have a slipped disc, or disc protrusion, which is compressing […]
Acupuncture for back pain? Let’s get to the point
There are so many different complementary therapies for treating low back pain. A recent study by Arthritis Research UK looked at 25 complementary therapies for back pain, including yoga, Tai Chi, Osteopathy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture. 1,718 people with back pain had acupuncture to help their back pain and the studies proved that acupuncture treatment for back […]
“If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It”
Stan has given decades of his life to helping others with exercise-based projects. He has set up a Tai Chi class which is still running after twelve years. ” Tai Chi has been beneficial for maintaining good spinal posture, spinal flexibility and avoiding anxiety” said Stan, who also believes that Tai Chi improves oxygen circulation and […]
Is this the evidence we’re looking for to prove that poor neck posture causes trapped nerves?
A recent publication by a Japanese team in January 2016 has demonstrated on MRI that when people suffer with trapped nerves in the neck, a condition often called “cervical radiculopathy”, the muscles at the back of the neck which provide extension, are weakened. The group measured the muscle mass of a specific neck extension muscle […]
I’ve Slipped my Spine!
Sian George (M.Ost) – Osteopath & owner of Align Therapies, Swansea, describes the role of osteopathy in treating acute lower back pain As an osteopath, I see a lot of spinal based issues be it neck, mid or lower back problems. The most common spinal issues seen in clinic include disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, […]