Feeling stiffness and soreness in your hands and fingers? Osteoarthritis is a common condition in these areas. It is where, over time the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones slowly starts to break down. This leads to rubbing of ‘bone on bone’ and can cause tissue inflammation and pain Picture…
Are you experiencing pain, altered sensation or heaviness in your arm? It could be thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndromes (TOS) are a group of conditions that occur when there is compression or irritation to the nerves or blood vessels as they pass through the ‘thoracic outlet’, or as they travel from your neck towards…
Most of us have had a headache at one time or another except for the very lucky few who never experience one. What you may not know is that there are many different types of headaches and the appropriate treatment for your headache depends on which type you suffer from. Some people may suffer from…
Our wrists, hands and fingers are capable of many fine, controlled and complex movements, whether it is playing a musical instrument, a sporting activity, your occupation or just one of the tasks of day to day life. Many of the muscles which control these movements come from our forearm and these muscles are attached…
What is a cervical spine disc injury Many people are familiar with a “disc bulge” or “slipped disc” in the lower back but did you know it can also occur in your neck? Your spine is made up of three sections – “lumbar” in your lower back, “thoracic” in your upper back and the…
TMJ, TMJ syndrome, disorder, dysfunction… These are some of the terms you might hear for jaw pain but what do they all mean? The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint that forms your jaw. It is made up of the temporal bone of your skull and your mandible (your jaw bone) with a cushioning disc…
