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Are you aware that an average of six million working days is lost due to work-related back pain. According to the NHS, the most recent estimated annual cost to services being in excess of £400 million pounds and another five million pounds lost as a result of an upper limb condition known as repetitive strain injury (repeated movement of the same area of the a muscle group, e.g. continuous use of a mouse). Research has provided strong evidence of an association with musculoskeletal disorders to office work involving prolonged hours of desk work.

According to the Royal college of Physician’s faculty of occupational medicine, musculoskeletal discomfort which can be caused by simple muscle strains, poor posture and increased stress factors formed 95 percent of reported back pain. This huge percentage cause companies large amount of money every year!

The solution:

To reduce a way in which to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal problems at an affordable price. A solution is on-site osteopathy. Osteopaths specialise in the musculoskeletal system of the body to help relieve symptoms of several joint or muscle disorders such as: Low back pain, locked neck and discomfort, arthritic symptoms and also headaches. These can take weeks/months to treat.

 

EXPECTING AND NEW MOTHERS- BACK PAIN / SCIATICA

After the experience of giving birth, your body is still flexible as a result of hormones being reduced in your body. This can be a good thing but can also mean you are more susceptible to injury (strains and sprains) as this flexibility is something you are not used to. You now own your body again and therefore we need to begin to strengthen specific muscle in order to stabilise joints.

Common problems are; Sacro-iliac Joint, Pubic-symphysis dydsfuntion, Sciatica, Lower back pain, swollen hands due to poor lymphatic drainage and heel and foot as a result of excessive weight distribution.

 

Osteopathic treatment can do so much, however it is a passive strategy that opens a neurological window to encourage the body’s healing capabilities.
Some patients reach a plateau with treatment and this is because other components are required to reach full recovery.

WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR DAILY LIFE WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON TREATMENT AND RECOVERY !

Where there is IMBALANCE
It leads to INSTABILITY

Where ever there is instability
WEAKNESS arises

Where ever there is weakness
you leave yourself susceptible to INJURY