Vertigo is a condition where patients experience the sensation that the environment around them is spinning or moving. For some patients their vertigo is barely noticeable, whilst others have severe symptoms that affect their everyday lives. Vertigo attacks can happen suddenly and usually last for...
Physical therapy is a method of treatment that aims to relieve pain, improve mobility and function, overcome and prevent injuries, and generally improve a patient’s quality of life. People of all ages can have physical therapy in order to treat various health-related problems. Physical therapy, such...
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder with which people experience trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good sleep quality. People with insomnia find that it affects their daily lives and activities. Sufferers often feel sleepy during the day, and this condition can also cause...
Many of us have probably heard of the RICE/PRICE method (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) or the Police method (protection, optimal loading, ice compression, and elevation)when dealing with acute soft injury rehabilitation and management. These methods focus on the acute management of soft tissue injuries...
The TMJ is the Temporomandibular Joint and it connects the scull and the jaw. It is common to experience disorders of the TMJ. These disorders include conditions affecting the jaw joints and surrounding muscles and ligaments. Problems with the TMJ have a wide range of...
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) or Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD), is a common issue amongst pregnant people; usually starting around the 14th or 15th week of pregnancy. About 1 in 4 pregnant people experience PGP. Symptoms of PGP include pain in various parts of the body;...
Sitting at a desk all day can take a tremendous toll on your physical health; and contributes to fatigue, headaches, muscle pain and joint pain. Thankfully, here at OsteoVision, we have come up with several tips and tricks to help alleviate discomfort from your desk...
Exam stress is common among many students, especially those studying in secondary school and college. Stress causes our bodies to produce certain hormones which trigger the body’s ‘fight’ or ‘flight’ response mechanism. This is the body’s normal response to stress, where adrenaline and cortisol are...
One of the main reasons people seek help from an osteopath, is back pain. Back pain symptoms include stiffness and pain in various locations along the spine. Pain may differ from time to time and can be experienced as muscle aches, shooting pain, or a...
When our mothers and even grandmother were pregnant the general consensus was the exercising whilst pregnant was an extremely bad idea, because exercising will create an unhealthy environment for both mother and foetus. Thankfully research has dispelled these theories, and has in fact shown that...