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In most cases, sciatica can be treated with rest and physiotherapy. As your physiotherapist, we would perform an evaluation to determine your physical condition, pain location and mechanism of injury. We may have you raise one leg at a time, rotate the hip, squat, bend forward or backward and assume other positions. All of this is to…

At Back Pain and Posture Clinic we address a lot of complaints arising from reduced flexibility and range of motion. Please come in and talk to us to see how you can benefit from and how to improve your flexibility.

A lot is being said lately about the core muscles and their role in improving athletic performance and preventing certain types of injury. However, there is sometimes some confusion about what muscles make up the â??coreâ??. The core muscles have been described as the corset of muscles that wrap around the abdomen and back…

The neck includes the bones and joints of the cervical spine; shock absorbing discs that separate the bones of the cervical vertebrae; the muscles and ligaments that hold the cervical spine together. Neck pain may be felt at the base of the skull and spread across the shoulder on one side and even down the arm. It may also lead to headaches…

Poor posture can contribute to breathing problems, back, neck and shoulder pain, fatigue, indigestion and sleep problems. In other instances, poor posture may be the result of pain, for which the person is trying to compensate. Physiotherapists are very concerned…

Back problems may be the result of an injury, a degenerative disease, poor posture or even infection. In many cases, back problems manifest themselves in the form of pain, stiffness and impaired gait, which can lead to decreased activity. In some cases, these problems are serious enough to warrant a person taking time off from work and seeking medical help. Back problems are treated in our clinic with very positive outcomes.

Exercise and stretching hold many benefits for individuals in rehabilitation, as well as in improving overall health and well-being. Physiotherapy can help by providing the tools for individuals to reap the greatest benefits from this activity. We will be happy to discuss these in detail with you.

Keep in mind to consider the risk and benefits of a treatment you may be offered. The only things that have been shown in research to work is giving people a specified exercise routine after the occurrence of back pain and a skilled and knowledge based experienced Physiotherapist can play a key role to prescribe and implement this specified exercise programme…

There is a vicious cycle of back pain and sleep problems that contribute to each other. It is likely to become a problem to sleep well when your back hurts. And sometimes your back hurts even more because you can’t get proper sleep. Here are some simple steps you can take to get a better night’s rest, even when suffering from back pain.

Depending on your individual condition expect to go through at least three different treatment exercise regimens over the eight weeks in the programme recovering your spinal health layer by layer, until the root of your pain is addressed and dealt with directly…