09 Apr 2018
Why somepeople have back pain and others do not.

Why is it that one day you do something you have done a 100 times before but the outcome is quite different!  It may be you picked up a pen from the floor, or you may have sneezed, or perhaps emptied the washing machine. An innocuous task, but you end up in agony with back […]

09 Apr 2018
Sleeping on your back

So which is the right way to sleep?  You probably know that a good night’s sleep is important for you. However, not everyone feels refreshed from their sleep. Some conditions such as fibromyalgia may even be caused by poor sleep. Buy a good mattress. It does not need to be the most expensive but make […]

09 Apr 2018
Ice or heat

This is common question and a tricky one sometimes to answer. As a general rule use of thumb, use ice for new (acute) injuries. Particularly if there is also inflammation (heat, swelling).  Heat is best to be used on chronic (older) injuries when the inflammation as gone away and there is a need to relax muscles.  It can […]

09 Apr 2018
Headaches

Well actually the title should say, headaches can be caused by the neck. There are a numerous causes of headaches and thankfully only a small percentage have a serious underlying cause. Of the remainder, several are the result of a problem with the neck. You could say that cervicogenic headaches are ”exactly what it says […]