A bursa is a fluid filled sack that sits between bones, tendons or ligaments and acts as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. You have more than 150 bursae in your body, without the bursa between these surfaces; movements would be painful due to friction. However certain joints are more subject to increased pressure...
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by episodic attacks of head pain and associated symptoms.
Do you experience pain when you chew or open your mouth? Does your jaw click or frequently make loud noises? Does your jaw get stuck or locked as you open it? Do you have pain or soreness in the front of your ear? If you answered “yes” to some of these questions, you may have a temporomandibular joint problem, which is thought...
Headache affect just about everyone at some point and they can present themselves in many different ways. Some people only experience pain in one part of their head or behind their eyes, some people experience a pounding sensation inside their whole head, and some people even experience nausea. The pain itself may be dull or sharp and may last for...
One of the most common and painful injuries in sport is the hamstring strain. Hamstring strains occur frequently among activities that require a high degree of speed, power and agility such as soccer, running, basketball and dancing. A hamstring strain can range from mild to very severe involving a complete tear of the hamstring muscle. The hamstrings are made up of...
Sciatica is a painful syndrome caused by compression of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in the body, it travels from your lower back through your hip and buttock down into your leg. Each leg has its own sciatic nerve. Sciatic pain can range from a mild ache to incapacitating pain, which can last...
We tend to forget how valuable our knees are until it affects our daily lives and activities. One of the most common forms of knee pain is known as Runner's knee or Patellofemoral pain syndrome and if correctly diagnosed and managed provides a speedy recovery and return to normal activities. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a common knee problem. Common symptoms associated...
Shoulder pain is the third most common complaint after lower back and neck pain to present to the doctors office. Shoulder pain may originate in the joint itself, or from many of the surrounding muscles, ligaments or tendons and can result in considerable pain and disability. The shoulder is a complex joint and has the greatest range of motion of any...
