Chronic Back Pain

Chronic Back Pain

It’s a fact that up to 72% of patients who have had lower back pain still experience pain a year later… whose fault is it? Here’s the latest news regarding the McKenzie Method (“MDT”) for reducing back pain. The McKenzie Method is now...
Head and neck injuries in sports

Head and neck injuries in sports

McIntosh and McCory 2005 performed a literature review of head and neck injuries in the sports medicine literature. They surveyed rugby, ice hockey, American football, baseball, soccer, boxing, cricket, horse racing, skiing and snowboarding. One of the major factors...
Cryotherapy (using cold to treat injuries)

Cryotherapy (using cold to treat injuries)

While watching almost any sporting event, did you ever notice that the moment an injury occurs – the first thing they reach for is ice? There is no difference between your weekend warrior’s sprained ankle and the sprained ankle of any athlete in organized sports. In...
All About Nerves

All About Nerves

‘Blame it on the nerves’. Whether it be scaling that 55ft climb or scoring that last goal during shootouts, you will always hear people blaming it on the nerves. But what if it actually were the nerves? Nerve damage is a scary word and not something anyone wants to...