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Back Pain

 

The most common reason that people start chiropractic care is because they are in pain. If you have low back pain you are not alone – 80% of people will experience a disabling back issue at some stage.

When you have back pain it can affect every part of your life. Back pain is one of the leading causes of time off work, it often makes it harder for us to sleep and exercise and makes it tougher to be the person we want to be with our friends and family.

When you have back pain, you want to get back to your life quickly.

Chiropractic is a drug-free approach to back pain.

Back pain has a number of different possible causes. Most back pain is mechanical – it is caused by something in your back not moving or working properly. Other causes such as arthritis, infections and cancer are much rarer.

The most common reason that people start chiropractic care is because they are in pain. If you have low back pain you are not alone – 80% of people will experience a disabling back issue at some stage.

When you have back pain it can affect every part of your life. Back pain is one of the leading causes of time off work, it often makes it harder for us to sleep and exercise and makes it tougher to be the person we want to be with our friends and family.

When you have back pain, you want to get back to your life quickly.

Chiropractic is a drug-free approach to back pain.

Back pain has a number of different possible causes. Most back pain is mechanical – it is caused by something in your back not moving or working properly. Other causes such as arthritis, infections and cancer are much rarer.

Headache & Migraine

 

Headaches are one of the most common reasons that people come to see us at Optimal Wellness Chiropractic. It’s an area that we have a special clinical interest in. When you have a headache it can affect every part of your life. It’s more than the pain, it often makes it harder to work, look after your family and enjoy time with your family and friends.

Headaches vary a lot in how severe they are and how often they come.

There are many different causes of a headache. Headaches are generally divided into two groups:

  1. A secondary headache where a headache is caused by some other problem. Common types of secondary headaches are a sinus headache where a headache is caused by a problem with the sinuses and cervicogenic headache where a headache is caused by a problem with the neck.
  2. A primary headache where a headache is not associated with any other underlying problem. Common types of a primary headache are a tension-type headache, migraines and cluster headaches.

When someone consults us seeking help with headaches our approach is to ask you questions and do a detailed examination to better understand the type of a headache you are experiencing. From this, we will formulate a plan based on your unique findings.

Our chiropractors are experienced at helping people with headaches. Please call us on 9726 0098 to book an appointment.

Neck Pain

 

Your neck has 7 bones or vertebra that are stacked on top of each other. The vertebra has discs of cartilage in between them and is bound by ligaments. Your neck muscles move your neck as well as maintaining your posture.

Your neck supports the weight of your head, which on average weighs 4-5 kilogrammes! It is also a very mobile part of the body. This combination of factors is a big part of the reason that neck a problem are very common.  When you have neck pain it is common to also have headaches, shoulder or arm pain.

Neck pain often makes it more difficult to sleep, work, exercise and fulfil your family roles so it is something that people want to get fast improvement with.

Our approach to people who have neck pain is to first find out what is causing your pain. We will ask you questions and do a thorough examination.

From that, we will formulate a plan based on your situation and goals.

Our chiropractors are experienced at helping people with neck pain get back on track. Please call us on 9726 0098  to book an appointment.

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