In rare cases, there may be more serious causes of back pain and stiffness, but in the vast majority of cases, inflammation of the back is caused by repeated overexertion and overloading of the back muscles and other tissues…
Symptoms of neck inflammation are mainly soreness, pain and stiffness with a feeling of fatigue and difficulty moving the head and neck. In addition to pain and reduced mobility, inflammation causes redness, heat and swelling over the neck muscles.
Most of us suffer from headaches at some point in our lives. There can be several causes, but if you periodically experience headaches with intense pain around one eye, you may be suffering from Horton’s headache, also known as cluster headache.
Lumbago is a sudden onset of pain in the lower back. Unlike “ordinary back pain” or inflammation of the lumbar spine, back pain occurs very quickly, usually in connection with a violent movement where you push a little extra, a lift or twist sideways.
Lower back pain can be caused by inflammation of the lower back and/or lumbar spine. Inflammation is the body’s response to an injury or overuse and is part of the natural healing process. The inflammation is localized in the fascia, in this case the lumbar fascia.
What is called a heel spur is usually not a true developed heel spur but starts with an inflammation of the plantar fascia tendon attachment to the underside of the heel bone, plantar fasciitis. Constant, daily repetitive overuse of the tendon causes small micro-injuries that the body tries to heal.
In tennis elbow, it hurts on the outside of the elbow. However, this type of pain does not always indicate a real tennis elbow but a so-called false tennis elbow. The pain then originates from some other area of the body than the injury area. For example, tense muscles in the neck and shoulder, nerve entrapment and bursitis can cause similar symptoms.
Osteoarthritis in the back most commonly affects the neck and lumbar spine but can affect any part of the spine. The articular cartilage in joints, in this case the facet joints, is continuously broken down and rebuilt at the same rate if the joint is balanced and loaded correctly and the right nutrients are available.
Physiotherapy is one of the most common treatments performed in Sweden. Physiotherapist is the new professional title for physical therapist. Physiotherapy describes knowledge and study of the human being in motion.
Chiropractic is an area of practice that diagnoses and treats various dysfunctions and pain conditions in the body with a strong focus on the back and neck.
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