Clinicians Only: Is MRI the Gold Standard for Diagnosing a Condition?
In daily clinical practice, chiropractors frequently encounter challenging cases involving the diagnosis and treatment of the nervous system, both at a spinal level and from the spine outwards, exiting peripherally into the hands and feet. With the majority of patients who present to a chiropractor being head, neck and back pain, there can be a […]
Is MRI Gold Standard for my condition?
If you’re dealing with back pain, neck pain, or symptoms like tingling, numbness, or weakness in your arms or legs, you may have been referred by your doctor to have an MRI. While MRI is an excellent tool for seeing the structure of your spine, discs and nerves, it doesn’t always tell the complete story […]
Precision in Diagnosis: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a prevalent and often debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes compressed at the wrist within the carpal tunnel. The Carpal tunnel is formed by the small bones of […]
Do you have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)?
Have you ever experienced feelings of dizziness and heart palpitations from standing up, which you have attributed to simply getting up too quickly? Has the frequency of these complaints been more prominent in the past few years, especially after a bout of COVID or any other infection? You may in fact be presenting with symptoms […]
What is Chiropractic Neurology?
Sydney Neuro & Integrative Health – Incorporating Functional Lab Testing
Why is functional medicine being incorporated into practice at The Chiro Hub? Think about the last time you visited your GP. What was the reason for your visit? Did you have acute symptoms that required management or were you were home from work run-down and ill and felt forced or obligated to produce a medical […]
Noisy knees: Should I be concerned?
A frequently asked question to Chiropractor Sydney in everyday practice is whether the sound produced by knees is something to be concerned about. There are different frequencies of sounds that are emitted from the knee, such as being clicky, clunky, catching or locking. Do you walk upstairs and hear a symphony of clicking noises coming […]
Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Your stress is measurable!
What is Heart rate variability (HRV)? Have you ever seen an electrocardiogram (ECG) trace before? You might have come across it in a movie whereby its activity became flatline signalling the unfortunate death of a patient. Essentially, HRV measures the variability between beat to beat of the R-R wave interval (see below). HRV analysis is […]
“My disc is bulging, please put it back in Doc!”
“My disc is bulging out, please put it back in Doc!” must be one of the most over-utilised statements in everyday practice at every Sydney Chiropractic Care NSW! After all, when it comes to the treatment and management of spine related disorders, Chiropractor Sydney are positioned at the top of the hierarchy, just below spine […]
BACK-teria (bacteria) and Low Back Pain – How do we Detect and treat? Part 3
Following on from Part 2 where we discussed P.acnes as a possible source of inflammation generating low back pain, we will now look at options with regards to detection and treatment. Firstly, we must understand that there is no easily accessible test to determine whether Type 1 Modic changes on MRI are due to an […]