Lower Back Pain – what causes it?

Lower Back Pain – what causes it?

by | Jul 8, 2022

By Carin Penberthy, Physiotherapist Your lower back is a complex structure made up of bones, discs, joints, nerves, ligaments and muscles, all working together to provide a base of support for your body. This complex structure is susceptible to injury and pain and to...
Cervicogenic Headaches: Prevention and Management

Cervicogenic Headaches: Prevention and Management

by | May 19, 2022

By Courtney Lethridge – Physiotherapist Cervicogenic Headaches: Prevention and Management A Cervicogenic headache is a pain that develops in the neck, though a person feels the pain in their head.  It is often accompanied by neck pain and limited range of...
Get rid of my Headache!

Get rid of my Headache!

by | Jul 5, 2021

Sick of Headaches? Headaches are a condition that affects our lives more than we like to admit. Be it a mild pulsating ache in the background or a throbbing pain behind the eyes, it is annoying. Let’s face it, waking up with headaches on a daily basis is NOT normal...
Dry Needling and Trigger Points

Dry Needling and Trigger Points

by | Aug 16, 2017

Dry Needling and Trigger Points What are trigger points? Why are they so painful? Why do we feel the need to get rid of them? [columns] [two_thirds] A trigger point (a.k.a knots) located within the muscle tissue is a dense collection of sensitised muscle nerve fibres....
Get rid of my Headache!

Headaches

by | Jan 12, 2016

Headaches can literally be a pain in the neck! They are frequently caused by joint or muscular dysfunction in the neck, poor posture, emotional tension or a combination of these. Headaches originating from or relating to neck dysfunction can be very successfully...