International guidelines for the treatment of back pain make the following recommendations (which we agree with): Consult a health professional trained in the management of low back pain Try to keep active and act as usual Use simple analgesics (like paracetamol or ibuprofen) following the instructions on the packet and on the advice of your […]
If you’re in need of advice from an osteopath in Sydney CBD, contact the team from Sydney Osteopathic Medicine. Our Osteopaths have extensive experience in the treatment of acute neck pain. Acute neck pain is no picnic! Just about everyone has had that ‘pain in the neck’ at some point in their life. When it […]
The primary objective of osteopathic pain management is to develop the patient’s maximum physical, social, psychological and vocational well-being. At Sydney Osteopathic Medicine, pain management is integrated with rehabilitation, which not only focuses on ‘pain relief‘ but amplifies the focus on ‘return to optimal human function’. Our aim is to reduce or minimize medication dependency […]
Sometimes, neck pain can refer to other parts of the body, most frequently to the head, shoulders, between the shoulder blades & behind the eyes. Referred neck pain is, indeed, a common cause of headaches. This pain is directly caused mechanical changes to the neck. Neck pain with radicular symptoms down the arm is where […]
Internal Disc Disruption (IDD) is minor damage to a disc, it is known as one of the most common causes of lower back pain. IDD accounts for around 40% to 50% of lower back pain. A number of factors can cause damage to the disc, ranging from the degenerative nature of this disc itself to […]
Back pain can be complicated – not only because pain can be hard to work out – but also because there are so many different opinions about back pain. And when you’re faced with a situation like this, you need to first start with the facts. Where do people feel ‘low back pain’? In their […]
