Articles below are compiled by editor felicity wood (non medical practitioner – but chronic pain sufferer) from Government Health Authorities, respresentative Alternative Medicine Associations and Natural Theraoy Teaching Centers.
For decades, diagnostic images have been created by passing small, highly controlled amounts of radiation through the human body, capturing the resulting shadows and reflections on a photographic plate.
CT imaging is particularly useful because it can show soft tissues in addition to bones, and is now the principle imaging technique for demonstrating the lungs and abdominal organs.
The MRI is a large machine that has a circular tunnel built through it, like a donut with a hole.
Myelograms are special X-ray studies of the spinal canal, spinal cord and nerve roots.
Discography is a procedure used to determine if the intervertebral discs are the source of a patient's pain. The test is usually done for patients …
An electromyogram tests the functions of the nerve roots and the way that the nerves affect muscle function. It does this by looking at how well th…
Arthritis literally means "inflamed joints" and incorporates more than 150 disorders characterised by pain, swelling, tenderness and limited moveme…
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a very common condition of widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and multiple tender points. Fibromyalgia means p…
When an accident precedes the onset of back or neck pain, a broken bone (fracture) must be considered. The amount of force required to fracture the…
Herniated Disc is a fragment of the spinal disc nucleus (spongy centre), which is pushed out of the annulus (outer ring), into the spinal canal thr…
Your weight is a significant indication of the state of your health. If you are obese, you are at increased risk for a number of conditions incl…
Osteoporosis is a global problem that is increasing in significance as the population of the world both grows and ages. For these reasons, osteopor…
Postural Mal-alignments such as stooping or hunched back (kyphosis), and sway back (lordosis) can be the source of chronic back pain. Leg length di…
Changes to the musculoskeletal system which occur during this time include; changes in posture, spinal or pelvic pain as well as lengthening of the…
The sciatic nerves are the largest nerves in the body, almost ¾' wide. They supply sensation and motor control to your buttocks, hips and legs. Sta…
Everyone's spine has natural curves. These curves round our shoulders and make our lower back curve slightly inward. A spine with scoliosis has abn…
Spinal stenosis is a condition caused by the narrowing of spaces in the spinal canal that results in pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots…
Infection of the spinal column is a very broad topic and includes those diseases that arise spontaneously and those that are secondary to some infl…
