Do You Feel Your Joints Aching?
Joint pain/arthritis is extremely common and can affect any part of your body.
Many different conditions can lead to painful joints, including arthritis, bone spurs, strains, sprains, and other injuries. As you get older, painful joints become increasingly more common.
It is important to identify the cause of joint pain to avoid irreversible changes.
Do You Have a Headache or Migraine?
Do you suffer from migraines and headaches? On and off and won’t go away?
Headaches can be more complicated than most people realize.
It affects a lot of people. Most perceive headaches as a ‘minor or trivial complaint’ and don’t realise the significance of having headaches.
Are You Suffering From Knee/Ankle/Hip Pain?
The main function of the leg joints (knees, ankles and hips) is to bend, straighten, and bear the weight of the body.
Whenever you use your legs (walk, run, swim, etc), a cushion of cartilage helps prevent friction as these joints twist and bend.
With age and use, the cartilage can wear down or become damaged. Muscles and tendons can get overused. Bones wear away and/or break during a fall or other injury. Any of these conditions can lead to pain.
Do You Have Lower Back Pain?
Pain in the lower back, or waist/hip region, is the most common problem we encounter. There are many causes for lower back pain, but most often they share the same symptoms: constant or intermittent pain that affects one’s abilities to perform daily activities.
A lifetime of bad habits will lead to poor spinal alignment, and these muscles have to work harder and can eventually become tired and achy.
Do You Have Sore Neck and Shoulders?
The neck is a delicate and complex structure: the bones at the top of your spine, combined with muscles and ligaments, supports your head (~5kg).
For this to happen all day, every day, one must be mindful of the many factors to avoid pain from postural bias, muscle overuse and spinal misalignment.
Are You Experiencing Any Numbness?
Pinched nerves most commonly occur with changes in surrounding bones and cartilage from wear and tear, or from injury. These changes may cause pressure on a nerve root, which connects to your spinal cord through an opening in your spine.
One common example of cartilage change is herniated spinal disc, often known as slip disc. This starts with a weakening or tearing of the outer rim of the disc. The nucleus, or inner part, then pushes outward and exerts pressure on a nearby spinal nerve.
Is Your Spine Misaligned?
The body consists of eight major joints, including the shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. These joints are referred to as load bearing joints and they function best only when all four are vertically and horizontally aligned. Together with your spine in the centre, they form the literal backbone to all movement.
When these joints are out of alignment (poor posture), the physical stress and strain on your body is increased and your fatigue will set in earlier.
Are You Experiencing Sharp Pulling Pain?
It is often not one incident that causes a disc injury but rather a build-up of very minor damage such as poor posture, poor lifting habits, or any repetitive pressure being placed upon the disc. Once there is a build-up of micro trauma, something small such as picking up a pen off the floor can cause the final damage that causes a symptomatic disc injury.
When this occurs, it can result in debilitating symptoms such as pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the legs. This condition is due to natural degeneration of your discs over time as the discs can become dehydrated and brittle.
