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Neck Pain & The Ageing Process

As we get older, the effects of ageing and everyday use cause wear to the vertebra, facet joints, discs and soft tissues that make up the spine.

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Osteoarthritis in the Ankle and Foot

Osteoarthritis (OA) causes cartilage in a joint to wear down. Cartilage is basically a material that lines bony surfaces in joints. It helps prevent friction and fundamentally acts as a ‘shock absorber’.

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Joint Pain in the Lower Back

Joint pain in the lower back can come from the facet joints, sacroiliac joints, the ribs and the coccyx.

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Osteoarthritis in the Knee

Knees are one of the most commonly affected areas for osteoarthritis (OA). This is caused by a slow progressive loss of cartilage in the knee joint.

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Muscle Problems in the Shoulder Joint

Common shoulder muscle pains come from the rotator cuffs, the biceps, the scapulothoracic muscles, the pectorals or the deltoids.

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The Ageing Process and Back Pain

The lower back (or lumbar spine) enables most of our daily duties and is therefore the focus of trauma too. Unfortunately these demands understandably impose considerable demands on the lower back and all its accompanying structures.