Articles in Category: Orthopaedic Injuries and Rehabilitation
Knee pain is one of the most common conditions that most patients come to see me in my acupuncture clinic whether it is chronic or acute. Most of the time, Chinese medicine and acupuncture is their last resort when western medication can’t help them to ease or...
A common complaint that we hear almost daily in clinic from patients is, “Do I have a pinched Nerve?” Pharmaceutical companies don’t help the confusion with advertisements over the last couple of years labelling most pains in the body as potential nerve pain with the...
FIVE Things You Did Not Know About Chiropractic ONE: It is a 5 year program Yes. It is not a 6 months diploma of cracking. Chiropractors must have a minimum 5 years university education in Australia and in addition to the academic qualifications, to work in Australia...
In the clinic we have been discussing the different types of common postures observed in people and how ideally the spine likes to be in an as neutral position as possible (not leaning forward too far and not overextending backwards). This month, we will start fixing...
By Don Williams One of the circumstances we run into from time to time at Institute of Sports and Spines is patients reporting that their GP said they need to see a physio for their problem, “it’s not a chiro problem”. There can be a tendency for people to question...
