Category: Injuries

Presentation Forward flexion restricted (bending over to touch the toes), extension (bend backwards) give relief, right QL 46cm – 66cm (left QL approx. 43cm), left SLR ¼ – ¾, left piriformis tight, left sciatic pain posterior into hamstring, calf and foot, Left L1-S1 tender on palpation and left and right spasm, foot drop. Pins and […]

Presentation: Base of the skull pain, side of head pain (temporal), pain on or near the eyes. Treatment: Perform UT relaxation exercise (refer to video) to see how much of the headache is coming from neck tension. The most important time is 10 minutes before bed. You must go to bed with zero neck tension, […]

Presentation: Inconsistent nature (good days and bad days), loss of ability to touch toes and bend to the sides, am stiffness, family history of bad back, chronic (> 3 months of constant back pain), early lifting career, multiple injuries to lower back lasting greater than 4 weeks. Repetitive lifting jobs. Treatment: Talk to doctor (ostemol, […]

Presentation: Forward flexion (bending forward) restricted, extension (bending backwards) sore, SLR left = right restricted (refer to straight leg raise video), symptomatic side of TxLx ES hypertrophy (the muscle that runs parallel to the spine on the sore side is bigger than the non sore side), pain in back for > 3 months and calcification […]

Presentation Flexion is sore (bending head forwards), shoulder pain, scapula pain, pain down the arm and into forearm (hairy side), side of neck pain and into UT (neck muscles), headaches, crunching and grinding sounds when turning neck, pins and needles or numbness into fingers (trigger fingers). Treatment If not improving by the 6-week mark, CT […]

Presentation Extension (bending backwards) is sore, hyperextension of affected side is very sore, shoulder pain, scapula pain, pain down to the edge of the shirt, side of neck pain and into UT (neck muscles), headaches, crunching and grinding sounds when turning neck. Pins and needles / numbness into arm (not into the fingers). Treatment If […]

Presentation Rotation (turning the head) to same side is painful or restricted, base of skull headaches on same side, crunching and grinding sounds when turning neck, ear ache and side of head pain. Treatment If not improving by the 6-week mark, CT scan to reveal OA severity or dysfunction within the joint (congenital or traumatic). […]