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Dr Gert Ferreira is a Chiropractor in Centurion
The next and last part of the series on mid back pain is on Postural syndrome and Dr Gert Ferreira a chiropractor in Centurion will be discussing this condition. This can be defined as chronic neck, back and arm pain secondary to postural fatigue of muscles in the shoulder girdle, anterior spine and prevertebral fascia. This Postural syndrome can also be called, student syndrome or text neck.
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The definition of costochondritis is an inflammatory process of 1 or more costochondral cartilages that causes localozed tenderness and pain in the anterior chest wall. The costochondral cartilages is basically the cartilage between the ribs and the sternum(chest bone). This condition occurs in 4% of the population and normally it occurs more in females than in males. Dr Gert Ferreira a chiropractor in Centurion will explain more.
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Scheuermann's disease is also known as Vertebral Epiphysitis. This is a disorder of calcification of vertebral epiphysis characterized by notching and wedging of the vertebral bodies. Diagnosis is usually made by x-rays.
Scheuermann's disease - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Pretoria
Scoliosis - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
Defined as a lateral bending and or rotary deformation of the spine. It is a fairly common condition and is considered to be normal to have a small right scoliosis sround the heart. There are two main types of scoliosis: Functional and Structural, both will be discussed later in the article. Normally females are at higher risk to males with a 6:1 ratio. It affects 1 in 200 people.
Back pain - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
We are excited to start with our new blog series about back pain, but more specifically mid back pain. Typically, the term middle back pain describes any pain or discomfort felt in the middle back region, including the area where the rib cage connects to the chest region of the spine (known as the thoracic spine). Middle back pain can be acute or chronic; the levels and types of pain experienced depend almost completely upon the cause and severity of the underlying issue. With an accurate diagnosis, there are many treatment options available for middle back pain.
Sciatica - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
Sciatica is one of those often over self diagnosed conditions. The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain—and possibly tingling, numbness, or weakness—that originate in the lower back and travel through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of each leg.
The sacroiliac joint or for short the SIJ is a complex mysterious joint. With very little movement in the joint itself, it has a very important function in terms of hip movement etc. The definition of SIJ syndrome is a malposition or restricted joint. Some sources say that this can account to half of all lower back pain cases.
SIJ syndrome - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
Lower back pain - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
This type of lower back pain is sometimes rare but it can be misdiagnosed as something else. Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle, causing pain, tingling down the leg.
An intervertebral disc is a fibrocartilagenous material that sit between two vertebrae. A herniation or disc buldge/prolapse is a tear in the material of the disc that surrounds the disc. This is not a very common injury, approximately only 1-3% of all lower back injuries.
Lumbar disc injury - Dr Gert Ferreira - Chiropractor in Centurion
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