Archive for June, 2010The Troublesome Sciatic NerveWednesday, June 30th, 2010
No practitioner can provide a miracle cure, so those suffering from sciatic nerve pain must be patient. Unfortunately some people don’t look after their bodies, assuming that the doctor/nurse/physiotherapist/chiropracter can heal them quickly. What do you think? I would appreciate hearing your views. Helen How 0131 551 1044 Cervical Neck and Muscular PainSunday, June 20th, 2010Neck pain – which sometimes travels down the arm- is a complicated condition. Here are some diagrams to help you understand this condition. There are various medical conditions which cause neck pain. Your GP can diagnose which one is responsible, and if you have severe and worsening pain, will refer you to a hospital specialist. In neck pain, both muscles and nerves can be affected, therefore both require treatment. It takes an hour at least to take a case history, examine and treat this condition. Such treatments often includes electrotherapy for inflammation of muscular attachments and massage/vibrotherapy for the upper trapezius muscles. However if the patient is in severe pain, conventional soft tissue massage can irritate the affected area, in which case sacral cranial osteopathy and advice on postural advice are more effective. Any treatment needs to be applied gently and with particular care. As a result of increasing prolonged static sitting in front of computers, the upper neck and shoulder muscles have become more tense and solid so these areas take longer to treat then they did 15 years ago. I use vibrotherapy to release the hard, tense trapezius and hand traction on the neck muscles. Both these therapies are very effective. These extended treatments are more likely to be beneficial and long lasting. With the current economic climate, I prefer to keep my costs to £35 per treatment. Additionally it’s easy to find free parking where I practise. Helen How £35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included. Your Knee Pain which at over your Knee Cap or PatellaMonday, June 14th, 2010It’s common to have front knee pain at some stage of your life as your patella – knee cap – is in constant use as you walk up and down stairs or hills. A properly-functioning knee cap travels up and down a small narrow groove. Sometimes, however, it gets slightly diverted, resulting in increasing soft tissue irritation which is aggravated by walking up and down stairs Getting your knee cap or patella to stay in the centre of your knee is tricky, requiring various rehabilitation exercises, many of which are difficult to do without attending a Premier League Rehabilitation Centre with swimming pools and expensive exercise equipment. Even with such amazing rehabilitation centres Britain still has problems in supporting athletes to become world champions or even reaching the quarter finals of a competition. For non-athletes, we have to hope that our knee caps remain positioned in the centre of our knees so that we don’t experience pain at the front of our knees. More about less frequently-occurring causes of knee pain another time. Helen How £35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included. More About Transverse AbdominisTuesday, June 8th, 2010
There are several interesting new pieces of information about the Transversus Abdominis muscle, which will be published next year. This means we can return to a much more normal personal choice of exercise, sports and recreational activities which don’t over focus on this muscle. The Transversus Abdominis will always be active so long as we are breathing! It’s important to exercise all our muscles in a way that is suitable for our age, body type and physical condition, so relax and do what you enjoy. You don’t need to sit on Swiss Balls and attend Pilates Classes if you don’t like these approaches. Choose the exercise approach which you enjoy the most and which suits your individual pain pattern and life style. Swimming, walking and biking all activate the Transverse Abdominis – and all the other muscles too which is miles more important. £35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included. |
