Disc Injury In The Lower Lumbar Spine
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ is one of the most complaints weโll see in the office.
The most ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ being pain on bending forwards, pain and stiffness after sitting and very commonly in the morning, there is often an element of leg pains and/or numbness from irritation to the local nerve roots too.
Discs are a strong durable structures but become weakened through chronic loading – namely sitting. Particularly sitting with a forward posture and a loss of the natural inward curve or โlordosisโ in the lower spine. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐.
We will often see disc injuries many months and years from the initial incident, repeated bouts of stiffness and โlockingโ in the low back are indicators the body has dealt with flare ups of disc pain before.
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐. ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฟ.
What are the benefits of dry needling?
Dry needling may provide relief for some muscular pain and stiffness. In addition, easing the trigger points may improve flexibility and increase range of motion. That’s why this method is often used to treat sports injuries, muscle pain, and even fibromyalgia pain.
Practitioners place the needles in โtrigger pointsโ in your muscle or tissue. Dry needling is also sometimes called intramuscular stimulation. The points are areas of knotted or hard muscle.
This method is usually not used as a stand alone treatment, often in conjunction with other therapies such as chiropractic, physiotherapy and osteopathy.
Why Chiropractors Use Activator
In this video you can see Our ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ use a spring loaded, hand held mechanical instrument called an ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ.
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ allows a quick, low force impulse to be used at specific points. It was originally created as an alternative to manual adjustments which often produce the โclickโ or โpopping noiseโ that many associate with chiropractic.
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐.
Do Not Crack Your Own Neck
When we look at the stability of the spine, the lower back (lumbar vertebrae) has large muscles, the pelvis and the tissues of the abdominal wall to support it.
The mid-back (thoracic spine) has the rib cage, muscles and ligaments and the lungs to stabilize it.
The neck (cervical spine), compared to the other parts of our spine, is a very thin structure, and it is not very stable. It does not have large muscle groups to support it. It’s also the most flexible part of our spine, and we use this flexibility in our ability to orientate ourselves in our environment.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ โ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐.
It may feel momentarily good, due to a small release of endorphins (a hormone, giving a sense of well-being) and often people get into a habit of โcrackingโ their neck repeatedly.
This creates instability in the neck and can give problems such as dysfunction of joints and muscle that again can lead to excessive wear and tear.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ.
That is also why a chiropractor cannot treat his or her own neck.
Oftentimes โself crackingโ has become a habit and needs time to change. As with most changes, it starts with an awareness, so here you go: ๐๐๐ฅ๐ โ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ.
Spinal Stenosis
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐จ๐๐จ ๐ค๐๐๐ช๐ง๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ .
Some people with spinal stenosis may not have symptoms. Others may experience pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness. Symptoms can worsen over time.
Many people have evidence of spinal stenosis on an MRI or CT scan but may not have ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ. When they do occur, they often ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
Symptoms vary depending on the location of the stenosis and which nerves are affected.
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค (๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐)
๐นNumbness or tingling in a hand, arm, foot or leg
๐นWeakness in a hand, arm, foot or leg
๐นProblems with walking and balance
๐นNeck pain
๐นIn severe cases, bowel or bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency and incontinence)
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ค (๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐)
๐นNumbness or tingling in a foot or leg
๐นWeakness in a foot or leg
๐นPain or cramping in one or both legs when you stand for long periods of time or when you walk, which usually eases when you bend forward or sit
๐นBack pain
Knee Pain Treatment
Knee pain is the most common joint problem in adults over 35. The chronic and constant pain can prevent you from enjoying the activities you love and affect your quality of life.
๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
The goal of the Total Knee Rejuvenation System (TKR) is to remove restrictive barriers of movement in the body and to reset, restore and optimize normal function and physiology. This is accomplished by using a combination of advanced therapies and techniques, which decrease protective muscle spasm, fascial tension, joint hypomobility, pain, and swelling, thus increasing circulation, and muscle strength.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ. ๐พ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ!
Why should I see a chiropractor?
- Increased energy levels โ
- Improved sleep ๐ค
- Less pain and headaches ๐ฅ
- Better mood ๐
- Improved posture and flexibility ๐งโโ๏ธ
- Boost immune system ๐ช๐ฝ
- Better athletic performance ๐โโ๏ธ
- Improved brain function ๐ง
Cupping in Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine brings to mind Acupuncture and the use of natural herbs as remedies. Cupping is a less known treatment.
Cupping was established as an official therapeutic practice in the 1950s across hospitals in China after research conducted by Chinese acupuncturists confirmed cuppingโs effectiveness.
Dr. Li at our main clinic in Umm Suqeim treats many conditions with acupuncture, such as:
Allergies, Asthma, Sinusitis, Headaches, TMJ, Back Pain, Sciatica, Musculoskeletal Problems, Insomnia, Anxiety, Dizziness, Depression, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Infertility, Addictions, Indigestion, Constipation, Post-Operative Recovery, Palliative Care
Resilience and Adaptability
Our bodies have a truly amazing ability to constantly adapt to the environment and also the demands that we place upon it.
Thatโs why we gradually find exercise easier and why repetitive strains take time to build up (when these stresses build up enough there is a failure to adapt and symptoms start). So even if symptoms such as headaches, middle back tension or shoulder pinching seem to have โcome out of nowhereโ your body has likely been adapting to stress for some time and it has reached a point where it can no longer do so.
Our jobs as chiropractors is to assess the function of the body and nervous system and where possible improve it. This is done as seen in the video through specific adjustments to the spine and relevant joints. ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ . The greater the adaptability we have the more resilience our bodies have and the better our bodies can cope with strains that we put it through.
Chiropractic approach to Preventive Care
Chiropractic approach to PREVENTATIVE CARE!
Maintenance care is a biweekly or monthly routine checkup and correction program for those who aspire to live pain free and at optimum mechanical function ๐ช
Chiropractic and neck pain
Neck pain can present in many different ways. Sometimes it can be minor, and slowly progresses out of seemly nothing, other times it can be very acute and severe in nature. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง. Sometimes pain is very local, other times ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ. Psychological stresses of life can have a major effect on the ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐. With correct assessment and examination, proper case history, an accurate diagnosis can be made, then appropriate treatment can be considered. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฎ! ๐
Chiropractic for Infantile Colic
Talia is a six week old baby girl. Her parents felt like nothing consoled her and she was crying non-stop. They came to Dr. Leader to find a solution for her struggling with colic. After the first treatment they said she had completely changed and she was a lot more relaxed. This is what her treatment entails.