MUSCULOSKELETAL
The musculoskeletal system, made up of bones, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue allows for movement and stability of the body. The correct alignment of all of these structures is pivotal to well-being and optimal function.
When the body is injured, be it through trauma, strain or wear-and-tear, it can disrupt normal postural alignment which in turn leads to compensation patterns. The smallest, seemingly insignificant injury, ache or pain can affect this delicate balance and with often far-reaching implications for our ability to live full and pain-free lives.
CONDITIONS AND INJURIES
- Trauma – fractures and multiple injuries
- Injuries to ligaments, muscles, cartilage and tendons
- Surgery – pre-and post-operative rehabilitation for joint replacements and other procedures
- Headaches
- Whiplash
- Neck pain
- Acute and chronic low back pain
- Scoliosis
- Sciatica – nerve entrapment
- Degenerative conditions of the spine
- Disc herniation and nerve irritation
- Piriformis syndrome
- Hip deformities and labral tears
- Knee pain
- Patella dislocations
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Ankle and foot injuries
- Frozen shoulder
- Rotator cuff syndrome
- Shoulder instability and dislocations
- Tennis elbow
- Bursitis
- Chronic pain
- Overuse/repetitive strain injuries
- Rheumatological conditions (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibro-myalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome)
- Auto-immune disorders affecting muscles, soft tissue and/or joints
