May News and Updates from Grafton Clinic

Items of interest covered in this Newsletter include stretches to help desk-bound people to reduce tightness in the neck shoulders and spine, the necessity of early physio intervention on injuries to prevent acute conditions becoming chronic and 5 tips to safely return to running after an injury. Read More: https://mailchi.mp/instituteofsport/grafton-clinic-may-news-and-updates

A Physio May Recommends Muscle Balance Treatment to Remedy Severe Back Pain

If you have been dealing with back pain for a long time, you are not alone. In fact, the condition is something that as many as 31 million Americans tend to experience at any given time. It also happens to be the single leading cause of disability around the world, according to the Global Burden Disease report of 2010. Clearly, back pain is causing a great deal of suffering for a lot of people for some time now. Unfortunately, many available treatment options have failed to address the problem effectively.


Muscular Imbalances Are Often at the Root of Severe Back Pain

There are a number of reasons why a person may suffer from chronic back pain. However, they are typically rooted in chronic muscular imbalances that your body may have been suffering from for quite some time. The problem is, more often than not, these imbalances simply go unrecognized so that they persist over time, getting worse and eventually becoming too painful to ignore. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2vJlbtU

An Institute of Sport Physio Recommends Muscle Balance Treatment for Back Pain

Across New Zealand, too many people suffer from chronic back pain. It is a condition that often limits movement and a person’s abilities to carry on with their tasks and other activities day to day. The costs of suffering from this has also been great but unfortunately, no conventional pain remedy has ever worked to provide permanent relief.

In New Zealand, Back Pain Is Far Too Common and Costly

The numbers are simply staggering. According to the New Zealand Medical Journal, as much as 24 percent of New Zealanders have reported experiencing back pain at some point in their lives. The pain levels range from moderate to severe. Unfortunately, a good number of the treatments and medications they have already tried basically don’t work and if they work, the relief is only for a short period of time. Pretty soon, the pain comes back and suffering begins once more. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2vrLwlf

A Physio Would Recommend Manipulative Therapy for Back Pain Relief

Back pain is perhaps the most common type of pain that people experience. Although there are many available treatments out there, most only provide temporary relief. Sooner or later, the pain shoots back up and the patient is left in a great deal of discomfort again, and right back into seeking better solutions.

Low Back Pain is Especially Common

New Zealanders know all too well what it’s like to live with back pain, most especially lower back pain. In fact, as much as 24 percent of the population have reported experiencing back pain at some point in their lives. There are cases when this type of pain would go away after a few days, or weeks sometimes. For others, however, the pain is chronic and would last for months or years. When this happens, the condition becomes relatively hard to diagnose and treat. Because of this, many suffer, not only from their physical pain but also financially when the pain is so severe that they lose the ability to work for a living. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2vISayw

Want to Learn How to Strengthen Your Core? Here Are Exercise Tips from an Institute of Sport Physio

We hear this practically all the time. If you want to keep your body fit and healthy, don't just eat right. You have to make sure that you exercise regularly too. The problem is exercising has some serious dangers to it, especially if you are not sure your body is prepared to handle the rigorous activity without experiencing any pain. You may not realize it but this may be because of your core.

The body’s core refers to muscles that serve as a vital link between your lower and upper body. No matter what kind of motion you do, it ripples downwards and upwards throughout your body. Hence, when you’ve got a weak core, your leg and muscle strength may be compromised, leading you to become more prone to injuries. 

Depending on the kind of exercise you normally do, you can end up with a strained back, strained shoulder, achilles tendinitis, pulled hamstring, torn hamstring, ACL injuries and PCL injuries if your core is not up to the task. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2uoPUiM