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These days, we sit more than we stand and walk. Unfortunately, sitting can bring on a whole array of physical problems, neck pain, headaches and back pain being the most common ones. One way of avoiding these problems is to stand up every 30 to 45 minutes. However, there are instances when…

The shoulder stiffness, the neck pain and the headaches that come one for no apparent reason are usually the difficult ones to resolve. Often these problems do not respond to any medication and can be very worrying and be decreasing the quality of one’s life. In such cases, it is…

Neck pain and headaches can have many causes. One of lesser causes of these symptoms is TMD or Temporo Mandibular Disorder. TMD is often referred to as chronic facial pain or mistakenly TMJ which just means Temporal Mandibular Joint and this is not a diagnosis. TMD means Temporal Mandibular Dysfunction…

We have treated many patients suffering from neck pains, headaches and shoulder pains over the years and that is one thing that many have in common: A faulty breathing technique. Many people, especially young women, have a tendency take shallow breaths, using their chests mainly to breathe. Chest breathing can…

Stiff and painful are very common and are often correlated with painful and stiff necks. Our chiropractor Lena from Milton Chiropractic Clinic demonstrates a really gentle, low key exercise that can improve the shoulder mobility dramatically. One does need an elastic band for this exercise, commonly known as a "Teraband"…

The piriformis muscle is located deep in the gluteal (buttock) area and is commonly affected with back pain. It often causes a deep, dull ache in the buttock area. A tight piriformis muscle can actually cause sciatica. The muscle runs very closely to the sciatic nerve and when it becomes…