Most of us have suffered from neck pain at some or the other time in our lives. You may have been prescribed a cervical collar for your pain. A cervical collar is worn around the neck to help support the head and cervical spine. It is often used after a person has suffered a neck injury to keep the spine in alignment and reduce pain. How long you need to wear a cervical collar will vary depending on your situation and the cause of your neck pain. In this blog post, we will discuss everything you need to know about a cervical collar, including when you should keep it on! ....
Can poor posture cause pain in the arm? The answer to this commonly asked question depends on the origin of arm pain. Arm pain can originate locally in the arm or it could be a referred pain (coming from another part of the body). In this blog, lets discuss if poor posture cause pain in the arm ...
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The joint between the mandible (lower jaw) and temporal bone of the skull is called a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or Jaw joint. Jaw pain (TMJ pain) is a common condition that can be caused by arthritis or injury or simply tooth ache. But did you know that one of the most common and overlooked cause of TMJ pain is poor posture of the cervical spine, namely forward head posture. In this blog lets understand more about this pain and discuss 5 symptoms that indicate that you may be suffering from a TMJ or jaw issue ...
Acute wry neck or torticollis can develop suddenly as severe stiffness and pain in the neck, with a spasm in the neck muscles. Torticollis is usually associated with newborn babies where they have been in a position with their head tilted for a prolonged period of time, either in the birth canal during labour and delivery or during breastfeeding or sleeping. However, in this blog we are going to only consider adult torticollis in this blog, also known as acute wry neck and discuss what a wry neck feels like ...
Stenosis means narrowing and spinal stenosis refers to narrowing in any part of the spine. There are two kinds of stenosis seen in the spine: Central Spinal Stenosis or a Foraminal Stenosis. When you are reading your scan results or discussing your condition with the doctor they can refer to these two collectively as spinal stenosis. In this blog lets discuss 6 signs that indicate that you are suffering from spinal stenosis ...
