Massage therapy during pregnancy is more than just feel good healthcare. As your body goes through dramatic changes, massage can help to alleviate the discomforts that may arise during your pregnancy. As your baby (and abdomen) grows, rapid weight gain causes a shift in your center of gravity; your posture changes as the curve of your lower back increases…
Over the years many different conditions have been identified to account for pain. We have distilled them down to their root cause. Therefore the simplified breakdown for pain comes about due to one root cause … STRESS. What is Stress? The mere fact of being alive involves some form of stress. Stress can either be physical, emotional, or a combination…
Lower back pain is the most common type of musculoskeletal pain, which is why here at painPRO our Vancouver RMT’s don’t just treat back pain…they truly understand it. We have prepared this section to help highlight the complexity of back pain. We’d like to think that because we understand the many nuances of musculo-skeletal pain we are better able to…
Headache pain comes in many forms: Tension, sinus, or migraine. You may have tried many fixes such as prescription drugs, painkillers, heating pads, icepacks, gels, lotions, and herbs. Headache pain can range from a nuisance to debilitating. Either way, headaches drain your energy and take the fun and enjoyment out of your day. What some people don’t realize is that…
We have a twisted sense of humour here at painPRO…you’re looking at a computer right now. Hopefully that doesn’t make us part of the problem. Just Another Day at the Office Our modern work environment creates a very unnatural setting. You sit for long hours in front of a computer monitor. Add to that the stress of work deadlines, increasing…
The medical terminology for this condition is cervical strain, cervical sprain, or hyperextension/ hyperflexion injury. If you have it all you know is that it hurts and makes your everyday life a little less enjoyable Cause Whiplash is a nonmedical term used to describe neck pain following an injury to the soft tissues of your neck (specifically ligaments, tendons, and…
Temporal Mandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD) is the common and debilitating condition. In fact behind back pain TMJD is the second most common reason for pain. The people that struggle with it understand the negative impact that TMJD has on their life. Symptoms of TMJD headaches ear pain jaw pain shoulder/ neck pain chewing pain dizziness hearing problems jaw clicking, popping,…
Here is an interesting fact about your brain. We have neurons called mirror neurons that are in the front of the brain that fire when we see someone else do or feel something. They have been critical for the development of our species through imitation, emulation and empathy. But the dark side is we can see someone in pain and…
Knuckle Cracking Remember your mother telling you not to crack your knuckles or you’ll get arthritis. Well good news…knuckle cracking doesn’t cause arthritis. Actually cracking your knuckles (or any of your joints) can have therapeutic benefits. When you crack one of your joints you are pulling the bones that are connected at the joint apart from each other. This process stimulates…
Written by Arny Warkentin In this post I will explore another common cause shin splints in the lower leg. As I mentioned in the previous post the term shin splints is often used as a catch-all for lower leg pain, often the diagnosis says little about what is actually going on and what to do about it. In this post…
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