In our Geelong Chiropractic clinic, back pain is something that we see every single day. Patients present with upper, middle and lower back pain for many different reasons including the following:

Often we start a new year with new goals or “New Year’s resolutions”. Common goals are usually around weight loss or fitness but often become too difficult or unachievable as we don’t look at the bigger picture as well as the smaller steps it to to get there.

We can also hit roadblocks such as an injury that can derail our goals. Managing our risk of injury through Chiropractic care as well as taking a holistic approach to our health is something we are very passionate about at Shannon Avenue Chiropractic.

Have you been experiencing the effects of poor posture?

Our Geelong Chiropractor Dr Matthew treats many patients in our clinic who experience the effects and pain associated with poor posture.

We treat the symptoms of poor posture with a range of different treatment techniques in our Geelong West clinic including

WHAT IS SCIATICA or SCIATIC NERVE PAIN

Sciatica is a common condition that we see in our Geelong Clinic. Most patients who come to us with Sciatica will be experiencing an irritating pain that can start in their lower back, refer pain into the buttocks and even run down the leg into the feet and toes.

In our Geelong clinic, many of our patients come to us experiencing back pain that they can’t explain. They haven’t experienced any trauma or injured themselves in an accident or during exercise. When you look at your spinal health in a holistic way many factors can contribute to the reason behind your pain. Our Geelong Chiropractors can help find the cause of your back pain so that we can work towards your recovery and minimise the risk of reoccurrence.

What is a disc bulge?

A disc bulge is when the soft inner portion of the disc (nucleus pulposus) bulges or balloons outside of the hard outer layer of the disc (annulus fibrosis) See the image below for reference. This “disc bulge” if severe enough can cause compression of the spinal nerve causing pain and dysfunction.

With many of our Geelong patients recovering from Covid19, we are seeing a trend in common complaints. Both middle back pain and lower back pain are common side effects post-Covid.

During the isolation period, it is obviously impossible to seek in-person treatment. We want to ensure that during this time our patients have the ability to help relieve some of their mid and lower back pain before they can return to their regular Chiropractic care.

Hip Bursitis can be a debilitating pain. It can stop you from doing the things you love, running and walking, weight lifting, your work and can severely affect your quality of sleep. We see cases of Hip Bursitis frequently in our Geelong clinic and our Chiropractors are passionate about helping our patients regain movement and get back to doing the things the love.

It’s Spinal Health Week and we thought we would take a deep dive into TEXT NECK and Neck Pain. In our Geelong based clinic, we are seeing “Text Neck” become an ever-increasing issue. Neck pain is now a leading cause of disability with 20% of adults experiencing neck pain.

Hip Bursitis is one of the most common conditions that we see in our Geelong clinic, especially amongst our female patients.

The Bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that sits between muscles, tendons and bones. (show in the diagram)

Bursitis is an inflammatory condition, this inflammation and swelling process causes the bursa to become enlarged which increases rubbing and friction between the Bursa and the muscle/tendons surrounding it.

As Geelong residents, many of us have spent the better part of two years working from home! Due to ongoing lockdowns this has become our new normal, during these times of uncertainty it’s so important that we take care of our mental and physical health.

Dear valued patient:

Firstly we would like to thank you for your continued support of a family owned, Geelong small business. The situation with Coronavirus is unprecedented on the back of an already difficult start to the year for all Australians. The situation is constantly evolving and we will make every effort to keep you updated as information is made available