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TMJ Treatment Wellington: Relief for Jaw Pain, Clicking & Headaches TMJ Pain in Wellington? You’re Not AloneIt usually starts with a click. Or a crunch. Or a dull ache near…
Pregnancy Physio Wellington: Women’s Health Care for Every TrimesterPregnancy is a time of immense change. Your body is growing a whole new human, and with that comes shifts in posture,…
Extra Corporeal Shockwave (ESWT) as Hand Therapy: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Wrist & Hand PainYour hands tell a story—of work, play, and the occasional strain that comes with both. Whether…
The Impact Of Bursitis Bursitis is a very common ‘inflammatory’ disorder of the body’s bursa. But what’s a bursa? Well, bursa are small fluid filled sacs that cushion the spaces…
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Bursitis is a very common musculoskeletal diagnosis. This ‘inflammatory’ disorder affects the bursae, small sacs filled with fluid that cushion and lubricate the spaces between bones, tendons, muscles, and skin. Yet, despite how common it is, bursitis remains widely misunderstood.
Few things in life deserve more respect and appreciation than science. Science has made our lives so much easier, warmer, drier and safer that it is hard to fathom.
Using hormetic (healthy) stress to heal painful tissues is a crucial element of pain management.. Even for pains that are predominantly nervous system based (like PTSD-associated pain), there is great value in healing and strengthening painful tissues.
Most people stand very little chance of escaping the chronic pain cycle until they fully understand ‘latency’. Because truly healing chronic pain requires ongoing, sincere effort long after symptoms have resolved.
Over time, a toxic belief can be as harmful to the body as a toxic chemical. One of the most toxic and inaccurate beliefs nurtured by many pain sufferers is that their pain is caused by getting older. The old age myth may stem directly from the global family doctor's office, where it is often advertised, but it's hard to know for sure where it started.
Healthy, strong tissues are highly resilient to damage; if they weren't, there would be no such thing as contact sports. So true injuries are, without exception, memorable physical events. If you experience a 'sudden pain' in your spine picking up a box of tissues, it is worth questioning how healthy your spine is; and whether it really qualifies as a true injury at all.
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