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How did I get neck pain?

In our modern world the potential for neck pain is high. The causes are many and we often have more than one contributor.

The most common way is by repeated and long duration stress to ligaments, muscles and joints.

A forward head posture caused by using computers, phones and reading books
Sitting on the couch watching TV and using handheld devices
Long periods of driving
Poor sleeping postures, especially sleeping on your stomach

The neck is also vulnerable to injuries with rapid, sudden or forceful movements.

Motor vehicle injuries through whiplash or

Treating sciatica with chiropractic care

Welcome to the third week of our email education series on sciatica. In our previous emails, we introduced you to sciatica, discussed its symptoms, and provided tips on how to manage them at home. This week, we will focus on how chiropractic care can help to treat sciatica and relieve pain.

Understanding How Chiropractic Care Can Help:

Image of a woman suffering sciatic pain 19.04.23

Chiropractic care is a non-invasive and drug-free approach to treating sciatica. It focuses on correcting misalignments in the spine, which can cause

Part 2; Sarcopenia – why do we get it?
So from Part 1 we know that sarcopenia is a loss of muscle tissue.

It’s no surprise that the most common cause of sarcopenia is the aging process. In fact we start losing muscle somewhere in our 30’s. The rate of loss is dependent on many factors but most estimates suggest that we lose about 8% per decade. The trouble is that people with sarcopenia lose it even faster than this.

What are the risk factors for Sarcopenia?

Aging
Physical inactivity including lack of incidental exercise

Sarcopenia is a good word for a start. We all know what a coffin is. What we may not know is that in old Greek a coffin was known as a sarcophagus because it was a “flesheater”. From sarco meaning flesh and phagos meaning eating. A bit graphic but we can see the connection.

In sarcopenia the sarco still means flesh but the penia means poverty. So sarcopenia refers to the lack of flesh, in particular as we age.

We all lose muscle size as we get older in a process we call atrophy. Sarcopenia differs in that it is not

Sarcopenia is a good word for a start. We all know what a coffin is. What we may not know is that in old Greek a coffin was known as a sarcophagus because it was a “flesheater”. From sarco meaning flesh and phagos meaning eating. A bit graphic but we can see the connection.

In sarcopenia the sarco still means flesh but the penia means poverty. So sarcopenia refers to the lack of flesh, in particular as we age.

We all lose muscle size as we get older in a process we call atrophy. Sarcopenia differs in that it is not

Are you a backpain sufferer in Pascoe Vale?

Not only can it be just plain painful but confusing as well. It’s an ailment that has a lot of myth around it? Here are some of the common sentences we hear every day.
● “But l didn’t lift anything heavy”
● “My family all have back pain so that means l have to as well”
● “I have a sit/stand desk and my pain is still here, how come?”.
● “But l walk every day?”.
● “All l did was cough…bend over….reach for a pen”.

Chances are you

If you Brunswick residents need a chiropractor you may be asking a few questions?

1. Which of my back pain’s is the worst?

Answer; the one l have today. Any pain you had yesterday or last month can be remembered and described but never felt. Today’s pain is the one that needs to be dealt with.

2. How do l deal with my back pain?

Answer; Some of us like to “suffer in silence” but that doesn’t make much sense. Some of us like to take a magic pill but that has its limits.

Fact. We all are acutely aware that Covid-19 has changed life as we know it. How many of us have had lives turned upside down and inside out? The way we live and work has been heavily challenged and with that comes stress and pressure.

And with all that can come headaches as we sit at Zoom meetings for hours, figure out how to get our work online or keep the kids engaged with new school arrangements. Talk about a pain in the neck!

Moonee Ponds

Covid-19 has changed everything. You may have lost work, lost hours of work or be working from home. Life has changed and so have our habits of all aspects of life.

With this can often come back pain, particularly back pain that is hard to establish causality. So, for all the back pain sufferers in Brunswick let the chiro’s of Essendon Health and Sport help you out.

Our body becomes “fit” for the habits of our lives. This is the adaptation capacity that amazes us. Equally

If you have neck pain in Coburg the experienced chiropractors at Essendon Health and Sport are nearby and ready to help.

Your neck is a complex structure capable of doing so many actions. To complete these actions requires an amazing construction of muscles, bones and ligaments. Add to this it supplies blood to the brain, permits passage of food and air to our organs and even houses the structures of speech. As if this is not enough it provides a spine conduit for all the nerve information to

The chiropractors at Essendon Health and Sport have been treating the headaches of Moonee Ponds  residents for over 30 years and are very experienced in headache treatment and management.

You may have seen brain surgery performed on TV and been amazed that the patient is awake and pain-free. This is a great example of the fact that the brain itself doesn’t feel pain.

So why do we get a “headache”? There are many types of headache so it requires careful evaluation to ensure the type of

No one is immune from muscle and joint aches and pains. From time to time we will all suffer from pain in the neck, back, shoulder, hip and knee or any of the other body joints. Our 5 year university trained chiropractors are able to help you get back into action as quick as possible and enjoying life, work and family again. Our chiropractors and myotherapists are well trained to deal with all types of muscle and joint complaints and will work with you to develop the right

A pain in your back can really affect all aspects of your life. You already know that, that’s why you are here seeking information. So for all the back pain sufferers in Brunswick let the chiro’s of Essendon Health and Sport help you out.

Many people are perplexed by why they have back pain. Society has enduring myths that back pain is caused by lifting heavy objects. While this is possible the vast majority of back pains occur through repetition of small efforts. The things we do