July 20, 2016
A slipped disc in the cervical spine can cause severe pain into the neck and down along the arm. To understand the injury we need to first to understand what a spinal Disc actually is. A disc can be pictured as a Jam donut with a gel interior surface surrounded by a harder outer surface that sits between the vertebrae blocks of the cervical spine. Poor forward bending of the neck can force the internal gel in the spinal dis...
July 20, 2016
In this week’s article I will be discussing a recent query that I received from a woman suffering from chronic neck pain coupled with pins & needles into the hand fingers. Due to the ferocity of the pain she was not able to work as a Hairdresser. A lot of people with neck & hand will be able to identify with the symptoms and my diagnosis will help understand why these symptoms have occurred.
Her common symptoms are a...
July 20, 2016
Most people experience neck and headache pain at some stage and in many cases irritation of the facet joints of the neck are culprits for this pain. The facet joints are small joints or hinges that link each vertebrae or bony block of the spine together. They are located on both sides of vertebrae as it intersects with the vertebras directly above it and directly below it. Its role is to provide stability and control of neck...