Tag: Posture

Are you experiencing continuous neck or back pain that seems to come and go? If so, this is a chronic issue that can be very common as the body likes to adapt to certain stressors put upon it that forces the body to change in a way to avoid pain or further damage.

The body developing changes occurs over a period of time in small instances. Patterns begin to develop and this can be from injuries in the past, poor posture, daily activities, work related issues or lack of mobility in an area. 

Your musculoskeletal system creates new patterns to help decrease pain although in doing so it tightens up and creates stiffness around the spine in turn altering function. This then creates a problem that can cause postural changes and possible acute episodes of pain. As mentioned before many of these issues may be caused by work posture, lifting incorrectly, a poor pillow or poor sleeping conditions. This can usually cause issues such as neck pain, low back soreness and a decrease in both flexibility and mobility of certain regions of the body.

This can become an issue and should be addressed as soon as possible so that the source of pain can be addressed and a health professional can help correct the issue and influence the body in making the right changes to get back on track!

What can you do?

• Seek advice early as it may help decrease the severity of your chronic episode and also prevent it from getting worse.
• Relapses can be minimised by getting regular check ups to ensure mobility through the joints and tension throughout the muscle is decreased.
• Being aware of acute episodes or tightness that continues to reoccur and finding a health professional early on before things progress.
• Find the underlying cause of pain as at times you may find the source of the pain may not be in the area you are feeling it!

When should you seek help?

• When Numbness or tingling occurs
• Sharp or shooting pains down either arms or legs 
• Occurrence of Migraines and Headaches
• Continuous pain that’s on and off
• Pain that’s getting worse over time
• Joint pain or stiffness
• Changes to posture or scoliosis
• Pain becoming more frequent and more severe 
• Pain that is not eased by rest 
• Pain that’s waking you up at night 
• Changes in urination

*Note – The longer you take to recognise your pain and do something about it the worse it may get. Getting to the root of the problem early on is ideal as it will help eliminate not only the pain but also enhance overall wellbeing. Get in contact with our team at The Melbourne Chiropractor today and lets get you back on track today!