Anyone who has ever suffered from sciatica knows that it can be intensely painful. Despite the fact that the pain can occur in either leg it is actually an issue with the lower back and is caused by compression of one or more of the 5 sets of nerve roots located there. Sciatic nerve compression can be caused in various ways, the most common of which is a bulging or herniated disk. However, it can also be caused by lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, trauma, piriformis syndrome or spinal … [Read more...] about Sciatica and How Chiropractic Can Help
Back Pain
Preventing Back Pain for Back Care Awareness Week
BackCare, the leading charity in the UK for those affected by neck or back pain problems, runs an awareness week on a different theme each year. The theme for this year's Back Care Awareness Week (BCAW), which runs from 2nd - 6th October this year, is "Back Pain in Education". Back and neck pain affecting adults costs the UK economy £15bn and result in more than 4,000,000 lost working days every year. BackCare has decided to target children and young adults during BCAW this year because, many … [Read more...] about Preventing Back Pain for Back Care Awareness Week
A Complete Approach To Back Pain
Your Winchester Chiropractor, Max Atkinson, can tell you from experience that more than 85% of us will suffer from back pain at some point. At his Bradford House practice, treatment for patients with back pain is a holistic, complete approach to back pain. Treatments that work well for one person, do not work as well for others so it is vital that after a thorough assessment and diagnosis, combination of treatment approaches are offered in each case. The aim of Chiropractic is to address the … [Read more...] about A Complete Approach To Back Pain
Back Care Awareness Week
If you are one of the UKs 7 million unpaid carers, you will welcome the focus of this year's Back Care Awareness Week (3rd – 8th of October 2016), during which, BackCare, the national back pain charity aims to help the estimated 70% of carers who suffer from back and neck pain and who risk developing chronic pain. This invisible army of carers saves the UK Government an eye-watering £119 billion each year - more than the entire annual budget for the NHS! We are not professionally involved … [Read more...] about Back Care Awareness Week
Making Sure Your Ergonomics are Correct
Did you know that musculoskeletal conditions are the number one reason for prolonged absence from work with back, neck and muscle problems accounting for almost 31 million lost working days in 2013?¹ Surprisingly, with improved health and safety legislation offering greater protection for manual workers, office workers are suffering more work related injuries. Call your Winchester Chiropractor Max Atkinson on 01962 861188 today for an assessment appointment if you feel that back and/or neck … [Read more...] about Making Sure Your Ergonomics are Correct
Preventing Back Pain on Long Car Journeys
Whether you are the car driver or a passenger, if you suffer from back pain, you will know that it can begin or get worse during a long car journey. For those whose jobs involve travelling, long spells behind the wheel are inescapable. For others, those longer journeys may be much less frequent and part of something more enjoyable, like a holiday or travelling to a family reunion. In either case, getting to your destination with back pain, or having it come on after your arrival can ruin … [Read more...] about Preventing Back Pain on Long Car Journeys
