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Women who go out to work and girls at school may have difficulties but at least they can go home and leave their problems behind them. A woman who stays home to look after young children, elderly parents or invalids can’t do that. Her charges won’t let her. Somebody has to be there all the time and often she’s the only person available. So she soldiers on, steadily getting more and more angry, or more and more depressed, as the children or the invalids get more and more difficult.

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Tinnitus is an internal noise in the ear, generally described as buzzing, whistling, ringing, roaring or hissing. It may be constant or intermittent and is often accompanied by deafness.

It is worthwhile allowing a chiropractor/osteopath to see if your cervical spine is in any way involved. We have had some successes with this condition, especially at the onset of the trouble.

Some years ago, I went through this distressing sensation myself. I was astounded when I discovered that on lying down, … Continue Reading

If there is the added complication of brachial neuritis, this is best handled by an adjustment of the joint where the nerve irritation is located, together with localised therapy in the elbow.

Epicondylitis is an inflammation of a part of the elbow. It is not an easy pain to treat as the muscle inserts into the bone (called the humerus) at this point. The fibres are torn at the very part that should be strong to take the weight of lifting.

The injury is best supported … Continue Reading

Such a long word for the jaw! But most joints are named after a combination of the two bones that articulate with each other.The mandible is the jaw bone and the temporal bone is above the ear. Put them together and what have you got? The TMJ.

When we chew, it should be an even action of both sides. Trouble starts when the teeth are out of alignment and don’t sit comfortably on top of each other. It can happen through a fist fight, or a hit on the side of the … Continue Reading

It should be remembered that sinusitis is only a symptom and that an overview must be obtained. In my experience, often all that’s needed is a neck adjustment, and the sinuses drain immediately. Cranial adjusting (internal mouth adjustments) is often used to free the sinuses and drain the antrums.

Acupuncture is effective for sinusitis using some needles in the ear and around the nose and neck. But eliminating any structural cause is important in the long run. Feel your neck for tenderness or soreness.

Sinusitis attacks can be caused by intolerance to dairy products and wheat … Continue Reading

It is important to understand that the shoulder is the most mobile of all the joints in our body, but it pays the price by being the easiest to dislocate or sprain. It is really a girdle and it depends on many muscles working together for its stability.

When the shoulder is hurt, it is not a simple task to realign all the soft tissue involved. Chiropractors check for neck faults as the nerves from there supply important muscles and tissue through the shoulder and down the arm. A neck adjustment if … Continue Reading

We need to start by dispelling a few myths about migraine. This important point was mentioned earlier: Migraine is not just a. severe headache: it is a special type of headache. Nor is it necessarily a severe headache; many sufferers have relatively minor headaches, but the associated symptoms indicate that without doubt they are suffering from migraine.

Another misconception is that those with migraine are frequently incapacitated by it. While this may be true for severe cases, there are many who have an attack only once or twice a year. There are also many others whose attacks are not … Continue Reading

Of course, your doctor will diagnose your headaches in a slightly different way, because he or she has the advantage of being able to examine you as well.

However, don’t be misled. Many patients think (wrongly) that the examination tells the doctor everything, and that a diagnosis without one means it’s probably wrong. In fact, almost the reverse is true. With headaches it is mainly careful, painstaking questioning that leads to the most accurate diagnosis. Perhaps your doctor finds out the critical information that the headache came on suddenly, like a blow to the back of the head; or else that … Continue Reading

‘Diagnose first, treat second.’ This statement may appear obvious, but it’s very easy to make the mistake of treating symptoms (such as pain or nausea) without getting to the root of the condition or disease causing the symptoms. Treatment is much more effective if there is an accurate initial diagnosis!

It’s all too easy to treat a headache with a couple of aspirins, without stopping to think why that headache is occurring. Then, when the headache doesn’t go away, you can’t help but wonder if you should increase the dose … and then you’ve fallen neatly into the trap. Diagnose first, … Continue Reading

Of the symptoms that concern patients most, headaches come high on the list. Headaches are the most common cause of pain seen by family doctors, and although only a small percentage are due to any serious disorder, the fear of underlying disease causes a great deal of anxiety, especially among those who’ve suffered from headaches for a long time.

Although the vast majority of headaches aren’t dangerous, a few are due to serious underlying disease; and the remainder may not go away unless you do something to prevent them. The trouble is, how can you be sure which is which? It’s … Continue Reading