Virtually everyone over 25 is familiar with back pain of one type or another. Every day doctors, physios, chiros and more all take care of patients, dealing with issues ranging from normal tension pain all the way to herniated discs.  While many people can feel like it’s the spine which is the issue, most cases of back pain are caused...

Is your lower back curving and your belly bulging forward? Shoulders pulled back too far? Chances are you’ve got hyperlordosis. This spinal issue, also known as Hollow back is much more common than one might think. What makes it dangerous is that the initial condition isn’t often noticeable apart from mild tension, but when there’s damage or injury to the spine,...

Tendon irritation can occur in many parts of the body, especially in your joints that are used often for day to day activities. In particular, the tendons in the elbow are often aggravated as they are used in the majority of everyday activities. The symptoms, also known as tennis elbow or golfers' elbow, usually go away with early treatment in milder...

For people with permanently high blood sugar level that damages nerve tracts, they can suffer a significant loss of quality of life. Nerve issues, pain and sensation disorders and irreversible damage to internal organs are all possible side effects of diabetes. How does diabetic neuropathy develop, how do you recognise it, how can you prevent and treat it? What is diabetic neuropathy?...

Pulling, cramp-like pain when walking, which causes you to have to stop and rest is often the first symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This circulatory disorder, which almost always affects the legs, develops in roughly 20% of people in old age. In severe cases, it can lead to amputation of the affected foot or leg. Minimising risk factors and changing lifestyle are...

Stubborn and slow healing ulcers, commonly referred to as "open legs", can have many causes. Vascular diseases or diabetes can often lead to ulcers developing in the lower leg (Ulcus Curis). Depending on the progression and severity of the condition, very different therapeutic approaches are taken for the open leg. This article describes venous leg ulcers and lower leg ulcers based on chronic...

Tension in the back muscles often leads to pain in the lumbar spine. This can develop slowly or shoot up the back suddenly (E.G. Lumbago). Not only older people are affected by this either. Due to poor posture during sedentary activities, a lack of exercise or increased stress, tension in the back can affect younger people, and has become increasingly common in young...

In cases of acute lumbar spine syndrome, sharp pain in the lower back occurs out of the blue. The trigger is usually a harmless movement during sports, work or just everyday life. Even simple movements such as bending over, turning or standing up can trigger lumbar spine syndrome. Due to the severity of the back pain, a herniated disc is often incorrectly assumed...