One major detriment to long periods of sitting is the effect on your posture, flexibility, mobility, and joint health. Sitting correlates to lower back pain Probably the biggest single problem from sitting all day that podiatrists see is…
Short Leg Syndrome is a commonly unrecognised condition that often goes untreated. Even small discrepancies of only 4mm, if uncorrected, may over time set off a chain reaction of symptomology throughtout the body. There are three types of short leg…
In my clinical experience, when heat moulding an orthotic device directly to the patient’s foot, or when taking a weight bearing foam box cast, the Najjarine Biomechanical Assessment (NBA) Anterior Line Method is the best technique to use in finding…
This 12-year-old child was suffering from severe headaches and lower back pain. He suffered constantly but was told by many doctors that this was just part of growing and was normal. He saw a chiropractor and this helped relieve the…
Most young girls have wanted to be one. They have dreamed of theatre lights flooding a misty stage while elegantly pirouetting on pointe, dressed in tiara and tulle, gracefully dancing the Swan Lake or Romeo and Juliette ballet with a…
Synthetic Pitches: Are they bad for us? In this day and age most of our junior and elite football players are training and playing more regularly on synthetic pitches. This raises the question: are we sustaining more injuries from playing…