What We Treat
Neck Pain can be incredibly debilitating, and with today's heavy technology use and sedentary lifestyle, neck pain is a very common issue. Neck pain can cause loss of range of motion, headaches, numbness, tingling, or pain running down your arms.
Here at Back on Track, we will do postural and range of motion assessments to find out exactly where the problem is coming from, and formulate a treatment plan, providing you with a manageable number of exercises to help improve your neck pain long term.
Sciatica pain is a symptom of the sciatic nerve being compressed. It can be the source of pain in your buttock, lower back and/or down your leg. In some cases, this can be caused by a disc injury to your lower spine where the disc compresses the nerve. However, more commonly this is caused by tightness in your piriformis muscle (a small muscle that lies underneath the gluteus maximus). The sciatic nerve can run under or even through the piriformis, so when it becomes tight, it can also compress the sciatic nerve. The pain can be aggravated by periods of sitting or standing.
To treat this, we want to reduce the tension through the pathway of the sciatic nerve, in particular the lower back, gluteal muscles, and the piriformis. We would also look at what has caused the tension and apply some strategies to strengthen the area to prevent re-occurrence.
Golfer's elbow and Tennis Elbow occurs when there is irritation to the tendon that attaches onto the elbow. Golfer's Elbow presents with pain or tenderness on the inner elbow and Tennis Elbow shows pain or tenderness on the outer side of the elbow. Your hands may also feel weak. This is often caused by repetitive motions by the wrist or fingers and is quite common to see in manual laborers, computer users or gym goers who constantly grip heavy weights.
Treatment of this condition usually involves treating the muscles in the forearms. As the tendon connects muscle to the bone, tight forearm muscles can create strain on the tendons. We also want to strengthen these same muscles, so you can handle higher loads or endure the repetitive actions.
Frozen Shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, is a nasty condition that causes severe pain and stiffness in the shoulder. Although the cause is unknown, it is commonly found in those with diabetes or who have had previous injury. It usually goes through phases, "freezing", "frozen" and "thawing" and can unfortunately last around 1-2 years.
Combined with physiotherapy or exercise physiology, remedial therapy can help relieve symptoms and restore movement, allowing for a quicker recovery.
Plantar Fasciitis occurs when there is an irritation in the plantar fascia - a connective tissue at the bottom of your foot. Pain often occurs in the heel of your foot but can occur anywhere along the sole of your foot. This is a common injury due to overuse, or a rapid progression in load of running, walking, jumping etc.
We can treat this by working through the plantar fascia, as well as the muscles of the calf and lower leg that also attach into the heel.
When your body undergoes surgery, a couple of things occur. Your muscles around that area respond to what it perceives as trauma and tighten up to try and protect that area from any more damage. Left untreated, this tension in your muscles can affect your rehab and create pain later. Scar tissue also forms. Scar tissue is a very thick, fibrous connective tissue that takes the place of the damaged tissue. Again, left untreated this can get thicker over time and can potentially create mobility issues and pain in the future.
At Back on Track Remedial Therapy, we can gently treat your muscles and scar tissue to prevent longer term issues.
