Migraine Headache
Migraine is the most common disabling brain disorder. Chronic migraine, a condition characterized by the experience of migrainous headache on at least 15 days per month, is highly disabling. Patients with chronic migraine present to primary care, are often referred for management to secondary care, and make up a large proportion of patients in specialist […]
Lower Back Pain Gardening
Many clients enjoy gardening as it eases their minds and gives them a sense of connection to nature and their environment. However, with degeneration and aging, or let’s be honest even 20 year olds, pain creeps in during our favourite hobby and it can be upsetting. Simply put, gardening may be slow paced and relaxing […]
Physiotherapy For Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Your elbow hurts, you’ve been told to have tennis elbow but have never played tennis. You are referred for physiotherapy by your GP, but first you want to have a good understanding of the symptoms and problem to make sure you get the best treatment. What is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is […]
Infraspinatus Trigger Point: The Culprit of Many Shoulder Pain Cases
One of the more common complaints that we see in the clinic is shoulder pain. Patients presented with such complaint usually seek alternative treatment but to no avail. So, what is this unexplainable pain deep in the shoulder joint? Is there something wrong with the joint itself? Infraspinatus Muscle The infraspinatus muscle is part of […]
De Quervain’s Tendinosis
Have you experienced pain in your thumbs that sometimes travels up to your forearm and even your elbow? Do you get this pain when you are gripping something or twisting your wrist? I have had golfers, badminton players, rock-climbers, even patients who do not engage in sports complain of such pain and they feel like […]
Ice or Heat For Pain?
Pain is a factor that drives most of our clients to consult us here at Healthworks, be it acute (less than 3 months) or chronic (more than 3 months). One of the adjunct treatment that we commonly use are the ice or heat pack. And the usual question was “when should I use heat or […]
Mums, Don’t Keep Mum!
It seems that everywhere we look, someone we know has back pain. Whether you work at home taking care of your family, spend long days at the office (or both!), back pain has become so common, it now affects 4 out of 5 adults around the world! Even our growing kids and teens complain of neck […]
Golf Warm Up Steps
Step 1 We start with general warm up exercises. These activities would help to generate heat in the joints, muscles, ligaments and other soft tissue before we move into the next phase. Activities could include climbing stairs, a comfortable jog or brisk walking. This is meant to be simple and the goal would be to […]
Text Neck: How Does It Come About?
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on the internet, smartphone usage becomes one of the most defining factors in technological progress. For the past few years, there has been a gradual rise in the percentage of people who owns a smartphone. Based on a study, there were approximately 14.5 million smartphone users in Malaysia. This […]
Early Development of Core Muscle In Infants
Parents of children with movement difficulties are often told by doctors and physiotherapists that their child has “weak core muscles” and are told to let their child exercise to strengthen those muscles. Just as a tree needs a strong trunk to be able to hold its branches up and withstand elements in its environment, a […]