A recent study has again shown that cervical disc degeneration can be associated with chronic neck pain. The study reported that women presented more prevalently than men. Cervical degenerative disc disease is commonly associated with long term neck pain. Symptoms can include: stiffness pain (dull, burning, or sharp) tingling and numbness. pain can be prevalent when
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In a study for acute neck pain over half (57%) of patients (272 patients) felt better under chiropractic treatment compared with one third (33%) taking medication. At 12 months 53% of the subjects still reported at least a 75% reduction in pain compared to 38% of those on medication. In addition to their
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A warm welcome to Abi Hellowell. Abi is a Speech Pathologist with over 17 years experience. She will be working out of our room 3 seeing children for speech, language, fluency and literacy. Please contact Abi if you would like to make an appointment. She will be practicing Wednesdays 3-6pm and Fridays 9-11am. We look forward
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This year Spinal Health Week 2015 runs from May 25 to 31, with the theme ‘Get Your Happy Back’. Every day more and more Australians experience disabling low back pain, neck pain and headaches, limiting their ability to work and engage in an active healthy life. One explanation for this is the impact an
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