Tag: back pain
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Symptom of the Week: Shoulder pain
The shoulder joint is one of the most complex in the body and it’s unique design allows for lots of mobility, but unfortunately this also means less stability and thus it can be prone to injury. Due to the complexity of the shoulder joint the cause of the pain is usually due to a multitude…
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Work loss reduced by 75.5%!
What if employers provided chiropractic to their employees..? Healthy, happy employees = less sick time. belfast, chiropractor, back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica
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Success Story of the Week!
I came to the chiropractor following the birth of my second daughter. I had had a caesarean-section and following this I developed shoulder, neck and head pain. A few days after my c-section I became very bruised on my tummy and also the lower part of my back, it was very painful. My first daughter…
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Symptom of the Week: Headaches
If you have a headache, you’re not alone. Ten million people in Britain have frequent headaches. What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down? Pop a pill and hope the pain goes away? There is a better alternative. Research shows that spinal…
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Are you listening to your body?
What great advice! Your body is intelligent. Pain is a warning signal that something is wrong. Do you listen? Or do quieten it down with a painkiller? Many patients come to us in acute pain who have ignored ‘little niggles’ for months/years. Give your body a little respect. Listen to it now, BEFORE things get…
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Symptom of the Week: Growing Pains
Growing pains are the most common cause of leg cramps in young children. Despite occurring in up to 36.9 % of children, our understanding of why it occurs still remains poor. What Are the Possible Causes of Leg Cramps? Muscle overuse, misalignment of the joints (such as knock-knees or flat-feet) and even psychological factors have…
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Teeth can be replaced; spines cannot. What are you doing to take care of yours?
This is what would happen if people were as careless with their teeth as they are their spines. Many of us spend hundreds and even thousands of pounds a year on our hair, make-up, clothing, teeth, body care products and treatments, but often little thought is given to taking care of our spine and nervous…
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Success Story of the Week!
Daily Migraines have affected my life from a very early age. I was unable to concentrate at school and thereafter university. My life as a teenager was back and forth to the GP office collecting painkillers At university I spent a lot of time in bed with lack of energy and motivation. I qualified as…
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Success Story of the Week!
The first thing I want to say is that people think as they get older, its old age causes these aches and pains. I now know its not. They keep taking pain killers and it’s not good for them. I was constantly taking pain killers. I came first in February with a constant pain in…
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Symptom of the Week: Arthritis
Arthritis (“arth” meaning joint, “itis” meaning inflammation) Arthritis is a common disorder, particularly among older adults. The pain of arthritis can range from uncomfortable to debilitating. Many who suffer from arthritis use painkillers regularly to manage their condition, but research shows these drugs may be unsafe for long-term use. The term arthritis encompasses a range…