In almost every full-term pregnancy, the muscles of the abdomen will need to separate to make room for the growing bump. As you recover after birth, they should come back together, but if there is a significant gap more than 6 weeks later (as is the case for around 60% of people), you might have …
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Frozen shoulder (or adhesive capsulitis) is a painful condition in which the shoulder gradually loses mobility over a period of months. Eventually it “thaws”, but this can take up to three years. What is Frozen Shoulder? The technical term explains the problem: adhesive capsulitis literally means “sticky, inflamed capsule”. The capsule is the outer layer …
Lower Back Pain is a complaint that brings patients to our clinic every day. People often arrive with concern that there is something seriously wrong with their back, or expecting that they will have a degree of this pain forever. The majority of cases of lower back pain are considered “non specific“. This means that …
Pregnancy places huge demands on the body, and can lead to a number of musculoskeletal symptoms that Beverley may be able to help with. Lower Back Pain One of the most common complaints her pregnant patients bring to the clinic is lower back pain. There are a number of reasons that the lower back becomes …
Beverley has a special interest in shoulder problems and she is qualified to diagnose and treat a range of conditions, some of which are detailed below. Scapulothoracic Maltracking This mouthful of a diagnosis is just a fancy way of talking about the way the shoulder blade moves. The shoulder complex is unusual in that it …
Let’s face it-motherhood can certainly take its toll on our bodies. Minor aches and pains can escalate into full blown strain injuries with overuse. The positions we get into and the movements we constantly make throughout the day, quite simply put, can hurt us. Lifting a baby out of the cot, hunching forward to breastfeed, …