migraine
What is Migraine?
Migraines are headaches on one side of the head which can be moderate or severe. Although there are many different causes to migraines, some triggers are lack of sleep, stress, diet, medications and also neck or shoulder pains.
What are the symptoms?
Nausea
Throbbing, pounding localised headache
Sensitive to light
How we can help you?
In spite of most triggers are habitual, our Corrective Tune-ups Therapy of migraines or headaches will mainly be targeted to the upper body. Massage therapy will be done to the shoulder together neck with assisted stretches to break down the tightness around the trapezius muscles. This will then be followed by bone alignment focused also to the upper body.
SCOLIOSIS
What is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine. This is uneven spine growth can be from genetics or poor postural habits that builds up over time. There are various levels of severity, which means that most of the time, patients will have to ‘watch and wait’ to see the progress of the condition as he/she grow older.
What are the symptoms?
Although it is usually detected in adolescents, adults can also experience symptoms like uneven waist or shoulder. You might also feel that the body is leaning more to one side.
How we can help you?
Although ‘straightening out your spine’ completely is not possible, bone alignment will help to release the pressure around the affected vertebrae. Together with massage therapy and assisted stretches, Corrective Tune-ups will help to improve the range of motion, release tight muscles, and alleviate the pain. This will then prevent the curvature from getting worse and eventually improve the structure.
Neck pain
Causes of Neck Pain
There are many reasons why you experience pain in the neck, also known as the cervical spine. Even though most causes of neck pain are not serious, they can still interfere with your daily activities or work. Some causes include:
Soft tissue related issue
Muscle strains: They are commonly caused by poor body posture when sleeping or sitted down. Strains also happen when there is overuse. For example, leaning over the computer for long hours, which is typically the main cause in Singapore
Muscle tightness
Muscle spasm
Bone and joint related
Whiplash or impact to the neck can also cause tissue damage or muscle strains. This is due to the sudden movements that stretch or tear the ligaments and tendons around the area.
Neurological related issue
Cervical Spondylosis: Like any other joints in the body, the neck tends to wear with age and therefore cause pains in the neck.
How we can help you?
Firstly, it is important to assess the type of pain that you are experiencing around the neck. Our therapist will then have to find out the main cause of your pain and address to it accordingly with our painless massage therapy, neck adjustment, and decompression. This is to further release tight muscles in the area and allow blood flow for recovery.
What are some stretches that you can do to alleviate the pain?
Shoulder pain
Causes of Shoulder Pain
Similar to the neck, shoulder pain interfere with your daily activities especially when mobility is restricted.
Musculo skeletal condition such as shoulder osteoarthiritis, rotator cuff injuries.
Injuries: Any sports related injury or accidents can also cause shoulder pains and affect the mobility of the joint
Frozen shoulder: when the connective tissue of the shoulder joint thickens and tightens, there will be loss of motion and you will experience pain during movement. It is important to get it addressed early to avoid the joint being severely ‘frozen’.
Shoulder pain also occurs in other condition such as stroke, cancer and metabolic condition such as diabetes
What are the symptoms?
As many various muscles in the shoulders, neck, and back are involved, shoulder therapies do need more time and effort. Yet, the combination of the several Corrective Tune-up procedures is best for shoulder pains because it thoroughly fix the necessary parts. Shoulder pains are one of the common types of pains that our patients have and most of them walk out feeling satisfied with the improvements
What are some stretches that you can do to alleviate the pain?
Arm over chest
Downward dog pose
Arm against the wall 90 degree stretch (Tap link here to watch the stretch)
BACK pain
What is Back Pain?
The back includes muscles and bones ranging from the cervical spine (neck) to the lumbar spine (lower back). Back pain mainly occurs due to soft tissue issues, bone and joint issues and nerulogical issues. Another major cause for backpain is lifestyle, injuries, degenerative issues, weight bearing, age, and others. As a result, it is important to seek help as soon as possible to avoid complicating the situation.
How can we help you?
Finding the source is a key step in addressed lower back pain. From there, our therapists will be able to know how to approach the situation. As most back pains require a more holistic approach to get it fix, Corrective Tune ups Therapy will have to include bone alignment in conjunction with massage therapy and therapeutic exercises. In most cases, this will lead to the optimal result.
What are some stretches that you can do to alleviate the pain?
Cat cow pose
Pigeon pose
Knee to chest (glute stretch)
SCIATICA
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica refers to a pain from your lower back to the legs. This is caused by an irritation or compressed sciatic nerve. It is a symptom of something, not a condition on its own
What are the symptoms?
Tingling or numbing pain starting from the lower back, to the legs. It is usually on one side of the leg
How we can help you?
Patience and care is required in addressing to the sciatica as it is related to the nerves. Targeted massage therapy and assisted stretching are essential to soothe out tense muscles surrounding the pain site. Following that, bone alignment helps release the pressure of the joint. While it takes awhile for sciatica to go away, the combination of our Corrective Tune ups will help long term
Leg pain
What do we mean by leg pain?
Leg pains can vary. For example, sports injuries, muscle tightness, arthritis and many more. Severity also depends on the ability to walk, bend or putting pressure on the leg. Different types of pain also require different duration of our therapy, however, most cases are fixable. And it also involves the two joints knee and ankle.
How can we help you?
Yes, leg pains especially the knees require time when addressing it. The Corrective Tune-ups for knee and ankle pains mainly involve lots of massage therapy as we are targeting the muscles surrounding the injured area. With proper progress, assisted stretches are then incorporated to further soothe out the tight muscles. Apart from that, lower back adjustment may also be required.
What are some stretches that you can do to alleviate the pain?
Hamstring stretch
Calves stretch
Sit and reach stretch
Quads stretch