Symptoms & Conditions

Lower back pain is most common form of back pain and can sometimes radiate into the buttock, hip and thigh areas. Numerous biomechanical conditions or injuries can cause back pain such as:

• Spinal Joint Dysfunction
• Lumbar Disc Herniation
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Spinal Nerve irritation

Neck pain is often localised to the head and neck areas as well as the shoulders and can often be associated with headaches. Common causes of neck pain can include:

• Whiplash Injury
• Pinched Nerve
• Cervical Disc Herniation
• Meniscoid Entrapment
• Muscle spasm / Trigger points
• Postural Issues

Headaches can be described as a pressing, nagging, pounding sometimes severe type of pain around the head, eyes, temples and ears. The following headaches can be associated with neck pain, muscle spasm and nerve irritation :

• Migraine
• Cluster Headache
• Cervicogenic Headache
• Tension Headache

Arthritic disorders are a common name for a group of joint diseases that can lead to joint stiffness, swelling and pain. Some disorders are caused by your bodies own response (autoimmune) and some develop with age (degenerative) such as:

• Degenerative arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Postural Kyphosis (“Hunched Back”)
• Osteoporosis
• Gout

Shoulder injuries often relate to previous trauma such as a fall, car accident or sports injury. Common causes for shoulder pain include:

• Rotator Cuff injury
• Impingement Syndrome
• Frozen Shoulder
• AC Joint Injury
• Muscle Trigger Points
• Labral Tears

Pain in an around the elbow, forearm and wrist can be the cause of the following conditions:

• Tennis Elbow
• Upper Limb Neuropathy
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Pain in an around the calf’s, ankle and foot can be the cause of the following conditions:

• Muscle Strain
• Ankle sprain
• Shin Splints
• Plantar Fasciitis