Sleep is a vital part of managing Low Back Pain

With the breakneck pace of modern life, some people sometimes have to cut down on sleep to keep up. These days, eight hours of sleep is a luxury not everyone can afford. But the truth is, to maintain your health, you can’t afford not to.

During sleep, the human body undergoes . . . → Read More: Sleep is a vital part of managing Low Back Pain

Stop Smoking NOW: Smoking Significantly Increases Risks of Back Pain

If you have been planning on quitting cigarette smoking but can’t seem to get around it, here’s a newsflash for smokers with back pain problems: studies show smoking increases the risks of lower back pain.

The January 2010 issue of the American Journal of Medicine published the results of a Finnish . . . → Read More: Stop Smoking NOW: Smoking Significantly Increases Risks of Back Pain

Nutrition and Sports Injuries – Preventing or Healing a Sports Injury

Nutrition and Sports Injuries – Preventing or Healing a Sports Injury.

When athletes are injured, they usually turn to the traditional injury therapies – rest, icing, compression, elevation, as well as anti-inflammatory medications. Few athletes realize that in some cases unique nutritional strategies may also help them get well.

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Treatment and Avoidance of Cycling Sports Injuries

The Biomechanics of Bike Set Up and Avoidance of Cycling Injury

In 2003 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to venture into the Pyrenees mountain range in the south of France to witness the penultimate mountain stage of the . . . → Read More: Treatment and Avoidance of Cycling Sports Injuries

Slipped Disc’s in Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire

The dreaded slipped disc back pain is something we think most people fear and we have many Chiropractic patients from Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire who often comment about this. There are many times a patient will walk into The North Wales Spine Clinic and say they think they have a slipped . . . → Read More: Slipped Disc’s in Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire

How to improve your Golf Swing!

At The North Wales Spine Clinic we not only focus on reducing pain and injuries in a safe and effective way but also on sports performance in Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey. This commentary concerns golf and how to reduce your handicap, avoid golf sports injuries such as back pain and shoulder pain and . . . → Read More: How to improve your Golf Swing!

Gwynedd Chiropractor – Back Pain – Causes?

Case Study: A Gwynedd patient presented for Chiropractic treatment for the relief of low back pain and sciatica at The North Wales Spine Clinic. She had used Chiropractic treatment in Gwynedd previously to good effect Our Gwynedd Chiropractor directed her to further investigation which revealed spinal stenosis as the diagnosis and therefore dictated . . . → Read More: Gwynedd Chiropractor – Back Pain – Causes?