Yeah… Kinda!

(But don’t worry, everyone’s pain comes from the brain!)

Noooooo!

MRIs are an amazing tool that can be really helpful in spotting issues, however it’s important to remember that scans don’t show pain…

Yes! (and I have to say, going through it myself I don’t know how anyone manages to get through without treatment!)

Short answer - we don’t know

Long answer - barometric pressure

“I didn’t take painkillers because I didn’t want to make it harder for you to find out what’s wrong…”

Chiropractors are famous for cracking backs, but that is only one part of what we do. Today we’re going to be talking about sports tape - what it is, how it works and how to use it. You may have seen it before on athletes - it’s been seen a lot at the olympics.

In recent months I have been receiving messages from people wondering if they are too injured to see a chiropractor. While some injuries our beyond our remit at the immediate time of injury, this doesn’t mean we can’t treat the area in the future.

Not only can pain affect your sleep, but your sleep can cause you pain! I’ve lost count of the amount of times that someone has come in with huge amounts of pain simply because they “slept funny” the previous night. So whats the best way to sleep to both alleviate and prevent pain?

Breasts have long been blamed for upper back pain - it is thought that several factors come into play…

A common question we hear at Gillingham Chiropractic Clinic is "Would a back support help?" Before spending your money, here's what you should do:

We will all eventually get a degree of arthritis as we age, this "wear and tear" arthritis is called OSTEOARTHRITIS. You may experience pain and stiffness, and take a while to get going in the mornings. While Chiropractic can't undo the damage that is there, it can help you manage the symptoms and enable you to carry on with day to day activities.

In today's "Not Just Backs" we are covering plantar fasciitis, a.k.a: policeman's heel. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the fascia (a type of connective tissue) that runs along the bottom of your foot. Most people feel the pain in their heel, and find it especially painful when taking their first steps in the morning…

“Chiropractors just click backs right?” Today we kick off our Not Just Backs series with temporomandibular joint dysfunction… or to put simply, jaw pain. Did you know Chiropractors treat jaws too?

You may have heard that recently a series of papers were published in the medical journal "The Lancet", examining the way the healthcare profession manages low back pain. Here we will summarise some of the findings.

Probably not.

Here's the thing, there's no official medical diagnosis for "crumbling spine", yet at Gillingham Chiropractic Clinic we hear people talking about it all the time. When people hear the term crumbling spine they hear pain, disability and fragility. Many people don't seek further help, assuming they are condemned to a lifetime of pain.  But that's not always the case.

Headaches are extremely common, today we will talk though common types of headache, treatment options as well as signs and symptoms to look out for.

Most of us have heard of, and may have even already tried acupuncture. Less of us have heard of dry needling. Read on to find out what the difference between them is, how it works, what it feels like and more.

Why are periods so often associated with low back pain and what can we do about it?