Your Winchester Chiropractor, Max Atkinson, can tell you from experience that more than 85% of us will suffer from back pain at some point. At his Bradford House practice, treatment for patients with back pain is a holistic, complete approach to back pain. Treatments that work well for one person, do not work as well for others so it is vital that after a thorough assessment and diagnosis, combination of treatment approaches are offered in each case. The aim of Chiropractic is to address the … [Read more...] about A Complete Approach To Back Pain
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Back Care Awareness Week
If you are one of the UKs 7 million unpaid carers, you will welcome the focus of this year's Back Care Awareness Week (3rd – 8th of October 2016), during which, BackCare, the national back pain charity aims to help the estimated 70% of carers who suffer from back and neck pain and who risk developing chronic pain. This invisible army of carers saves the UK Government an eye-watering £119 billion each year - more than the entire annual budget for the NHS! We are not professionally involved … [Read more...] about Back Care Awareness Week
Making Sure Your Ergonomics are Correct
Did you know that musculoskeletal conditions are the number one reason for prolonged absence from work with back, neck and muscle problems accounting for almost 31 million lost working days in 2013?¹ Surprisingly, with improved health and safety legislation offering greater protection for manual workers, office workers are suffering more work related injuries. Call your Winchester Chiropractor Max Atkinson on 01962 861188 today for an assessment appointment if you feel that back and/or neck … [Read more...] about Making Sure Your Ergonomics are Correct
Preventing Back Pain on Long Car Journeys
Whether you are the car driver or a passenger, if you suffer from back pain, you will know that it can begin or get worse during a long car journey. For those whose jobs involve travelling, long spells behind the wheel are inescapable. For others, those longer journeys may be much less frequent and part of something more enjoyable, like a holiday or travelling to a family reunion. In either case, getting to your destination with back pain, or having it come on after your arrival can ruin … [Read more...] about Preventing Back Pain on Long Car Journeys
8 Tips for Preventing and Managing Back Pain on a Long Flight
If you suffer from back pain, you will know that one of the things, almost guaranteed to worsen the symptoms, is to have to sit for long periods. This is especially true on a trip abroad that involves long hours in an uncomfortable aircraft seat, not designed with back care in mind. Winchester Chiropractor Max Atkinson has put together 8 top tips for preventing and managing back pain on a long flight so that rather than arriving at your holiday destination, hardly able to move, you can arrive … [Read more...] about 8 Tips for Preventing and Managing Back Pain on a Long Flight
Exercises for Low Back Pain
Although it may seem counter-intuitive to want to exercise when you are in pain, current research suggests that physical activity is great for low back pain. In a lot of cases, it has actually been shown to be better than bed rest! However, not all exercises are created equal and it is important that you know which exercises are beneficial and which ones may be potentially harmful. Are you one of the vast numbers of people suffering from low back pain? Has it begun to interfere with your … [Read more...] about Exercises for Low Back Pain
