Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
What causes tension headaches? Tension headaches are caused by tension and “trigger points” in the muscles of the scalp, neck and shoulders. This may be due to stress, poor posture, repetitive strain from long hours at a computer, muscle spasm due to injury to...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
Shoulder Pain The shoulder joint can be likened to a cup and saucer, with the cup being the top of the arm bone and the saucer being the shoulder socket on the shoulder blade. Just like a cup and saucer, the shoulder joint has relatively unstable articulating...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
In this section: OVERVIEW OF DISC PROBLEMS DISC & ANNULAR TEARS SPINAL INJECTIONS SPINAL SURGERY PROCEDURES OVERVIEW The intervertebral discs provide cushioning and spacing between the bones, joints and nerves in the spine. Various problems can occur to the discs...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
Acute Back Pain The most common cause of back or neck pain, which has only been present for a short time in an otherwise healthy person, is usually some sort of sprain or strain. A number of tissues can be the source of the pain, such as the muscles, ligaments, discs,...
Feb 19, 2015 | Conditions
Piriformis Syndrome is the name given to a neuromuscular disorder that results in chronic pain in the legs, buttocks, and / or in the feet. In around 20% of people the sciatic nerve passes through the middle of the piriformis muscle and in the other 80% the nerve...
