Quite often a patient will come into the chiropractic clinic and tell me they have a pain between their shoulder blades. They’ll want to show me where the pain is by touching my back because they cannot reach the painful area on their own backs. The patient will usually say the pain can be a burning ache or a sharp pain that catches their breath. So today I thought I would talk a bit about the symptoms and what can cause pain between the shoulder blades and what can you do to try relieve the shoulder pain yourself today. Continue reading Pain Between Your Shoulder Blades
I recently came across this video with Dr Oz of Oprah Winfrey TV show fame talking about handbag weights on women’s health. Dr Oz quoted a survey study done by the American Chiropractic Association on the weight ladies carry in their handbags. In the UK a similar research study has been done by department store, Debenhams. See what Dr Oz says about the weight of a woman’s handbag and how she carries it can affect her back in his show “Handbag Hazards”. Also find out what the average weight of a UK woman’s handbag is and how it has changed over the years by 100%. Continue reading Women's Handbag Health Concern
Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare brain injury and is seen as a stroke symptom. You can see the neurological condition in the video from Sky News here and other examples of Foreign Accent Syndrome. This is a recent case of a UK woman who had a migraine attack that then woke up to find herself speaking with a Chinese accent. That accent has now become an Eastern European sounding one now. So watch and listen to Sarah Colwill’s story about her sudden attack of Foreign Accent Syndrome. Continue reading Foreign Accent Syndrome
Watch an educational video to learn about your basic spinal anatomy and the curvatures of your spine. The spinal column is a very important part of your health and to try avoid back pain and aches you should understand what makes up your back and how does it work. Also included today is some information about Dowager Hump and computer posture. You can watch a video to learn what you can do right now sitting at your desk to help your upper back posture. Continue reading Curvature of the Spine | Spinal Anatomy
