What is the piriformis muscle? The piriformis is a muscle in the buttocks. Due to the positioning of the piriformis, it can compress or irritate the sciatic nerve when it spasms or becomes too tight. When this happens, we call it piriformis syndrome. How can North Adelaide Chiropractic help piriformis syndrome? Piriformis syndrome can [...]
What is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a group of conditions that affect the space around the collarbone and first rib. The structures in this space can include arteries, nerves and muscles. When compressed, they can cause neck and shoulder pain, and tingling or numbness into the fingers. While there are [...]
Chronic low back pain focus #2: Spondylolisthesis A spondylolisthesis is the forward slippage of a vertebral body onto the next vertebrae (or sacrum, if affecting the bottom-most vertebrae) below it. The amount of slippage can range from Grade 1 (25% of vertebral body has slipped forward) to Grade 4 (100% of vertebral body [...]
Acute low back pain focus #1 - Bulging disc Have you ever felt your low back become extremely sore after a ‘twinge’ while doing something relatively simple? A possible and common cause for this is a bulging disc. Disc problems tend to build up over time without any symptoms – then when they [...]
Suffering from nerve pain? We're here to help. Nerve pain can come in many forms. The type of nerve pain we will be focusing on involves the peripheral nerves, which travel out from our spine and into our limbs. Peripheral nerves can be trapped by a large number of structures as they exit [...]
