When we try and help to fix the underlying causes of your aches and pains or other symptoms, we often find imbalances in your muscle strength. These weakness patterns seem to contribute to patterns of tension in the joints and muscles or areas of instability and injury, which both can contribute to your feeling of […]
Sometimes where you feel your back or neck hurting is not where the problem is. Referred pain occurs when pain sensors from structures deep in your body such your joints, ligaments, muscles or internal organs meet branches of the pain sensors from your skin in the spinal cord or your brain. If one of these […]
You know pain is an unpleasant sensory experience and the emotional reaction to it. Pain can involve actual or potential damage to your tissues but can occur independently – that is spontaneously. The pain sensors signal when you are injured but aren’t in themselves sufficient to cause you pain. Like a malfunctioning burglar alarm, you […]
When you have a chronic pain condition like fibromyalgia or chronic low back pain then areas of your nervous system controlling pain processing are working abnormally. The pain signals you experience are amplified more than usual and the areas that reduce the awareness of pain are less active. If you are suffering from chronic pain, […]
From the Preston Chiropractor Team Getting You Back in Action & Enjoying Your Life Again Serving the people of Preston and surrounding areas including Southport and Lytham St Annes
There’s so much advice out there about getting out of back and neck aches and pains and staying out of pain. Why do so many people like the approach of the chiropractors at Back-in-Action? We see helping you get well again and finding how to help you stay well is a journey. You choose the […]
BA, RN, RM, BSc, DAH.Hyp Hypnotherapist/Acupuncturist/Receptionist Hi, I am a qualified nurse and midwife, acupuncture and a hypnotherapist. Before taking early retirement I worked with the intensive and special care babies. I started at Back-in-Action as a Chiropractic patient 2 years before I retired and realise the benefits of Chiropractic care. I initially joined the […]
Some common local causes of knee pain are; trauma and overuse, dysfunction of the lower limb and referred pain from low back, pelvis and hip. When pain is perceived as coming from the knee all the anatomical components need to be examined in addition to the joints that contribute to the biomechanics of the knee, […]
Choosing a balanced diet containing the right vitamins and minerals decreases our chances of developing deficiencies later on in life. Try this healthy diet plan for optimum bone, muscle and joint health. A Healthy Diet Plan Calcium For bone, muscle and joint health try and include calcium in your diet, which is essential […]
It is estimated that 80 million working days are lost in the UK each year due to stress. Stress can be caused by more than just emotional challenges. It can also have a physical cause, for example, infections, allergies, extreme temperatures, environmental pollutants and even exercise can put pressure on the body. Strangely enough, many […]