Pain

Back Care Problems

Back pain causes more people to seek professional advice than any other single complaint. Almost 80% of people in Australia will be victims of back pain at some time in their lives

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the tissue inside the wrist space swells, causing compression on the median nerve. It is most common in middle-aged and pregnant women.

Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is that which has persisted for longer than six months. Commonly back or arthritic pain.

Headache

Headaches can affect most of us from time to time and they can range in their severity from mild to intense pain.

Migraine

One of the group of vascular headaches that usually involve one side of the head. These headaches are very painful and can result in visual disturbances and nausea.

Muscle Cramps

People who use certain muscles all the time, such as athletes, gardeners and professional drivers, often suffer from cramps in one or more muscles.

Pinched Nerve

Most of us have experienced the numbness of a limb when we realise we have been lying on it the wrong way. The numbness we feel eventually gives way to 'pins and needles', a tingling sensation in the affected area that...

Sciatica

The pain of sciatica is agonising, and may be described as tingling or numbness which radiates through the buttock, sometimes following the course of the sciatic nerve, down the back of the thigh and front of lower leg,...

Shin splints

If you're a jogger, you are probably familiar with the pain of shin splints - muscular pain that occurs immediately after the heel strikes the ground during running. The term "shin splints" is used to refer to pain in...

Shingles

Shingles is an extremely painful viral condition that affects the nerve endings in the skin. It can affect people of any age, however is most common in those over 50.