 Repetitive Strain Injuries |
Intercostal Neuralgia |
| Back Pain - Disk - Spondylosis |
Hip Pain |
| Knee Pain |
Ankle Pain |
| Foot Pain |
Sciatica |
Increasing intensity of industrial, computer, typewriter, and sports activities has led to wider recognition of over-use injuries (generally known as repetitive strain injuries). Over-use relates to repetitive, usually stereopyped, performance of limited movement patterns. These are genrally highly specific for the activity coverced e.g. typing, tennis, kicking, using a screwdriver. The first principle of treatment is to rest and to avoid the repetitive action which causes the pain.
This is due to irritation of the Intercostal nerves. These originate form the spine at the back and pass around
either side of the chest just below each rib. They can cause pain and breathing difficulty.
Accurate diagnosis is very important because this symptom occurring on the left side of the body could signify
angina (heart pain). It could also indicate pleurisy on either side.
This is most commonly due to narrowed discs in the lower lumbar spine. Occasionally the cause can be a prolapsed inter vertebral disc and in these cases the pain often extends into the leg.
This is most commonly due to arthritis in the hip.
In older people this is often due to arthritis of the knee, and in younger people, damage to the Cartilages in the knee joint is generally the culprit. Occasionally these Cartilages are rotn due to a twisting injury. The knee can sometimes lock when the torn cartilage sticks in the joint making removal of the cartilage (or a part of it) the most likely remedy. Generally the use of HeathPoint is highly effective in treating knee pains.
When acute, pain is often due to a sprain. A chronic pain may indicate arthritis.
This can be due to strain, but could also be arthritis (most commonly rheumatoid arthritis).
This is pain radiated down the sciatic nerve which runs down the back of the leg onto the outer aspect of the foot. Sciatica does not always mean that there is a prolapsed intervertebral disc (a so-called "disc") present.
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