Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions, News
Whiplash is most commonly caused by car accidents that result in a sudden, exaggerated thrust of the head backwards, forwards or sometimes sideways. There may be no visible bruises from this type of injury but the abnormal forces applied to the tissues of the neck and...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions, News
Spinal Instability – Description When the discs in the spine start to degenerate they lose disc height and disc tension (turgor), leading to slackening of the surrounding ligaments. The core muscles of the spine and deep abdomen often become “switched...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
Description & Symptoms A trigger point is essentially a tender “knot” within a taut band of shortened muscle tissue. A common area for trigger points to occur is in the upper trapezius muscle in the top of your shoulder. This trigger point usually causes referred...
