Sciatica? Who is the culprit? Sciatica, a pain syndrome notorious for its disabling pain and symptoms, is not only always caused by irritation of sciatic nerve, but also the nerve’s origin (L4-S3 nerve roots). That’s why sciatica seems always related to low back pain and we may naturally attribute it to back problem e.g. prolapsed [...]
TMJ Everyday when you talk or eat, you will open and close your mouth over a thousand times, so do your temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which is the joint connecting jawbone and skull. When there is problem over TMJ, it causes symptoms that can be disabling, and it can be confused for where to seek for [...]
Simple tests for common pain conditions for office workers Due to the advance of technology, computer works become an essential part of our daily work. With the increase usage of keyboard and mouse, different kind of pain especially involving upper limbs become more and more common. It is vital important is we could detect minor [...]
The correct posture during sitting Office workers uses computer for long period of time. It is not uncommon for them to have neck and back pain. A poor sitting posture may account to it and maintaining a correct sitting posture is of vital important for its prevention. The correct sitting posture is as follows [...]
Workplace health issues The use of computer is more and more common no matter in work or daily life. Prolonged use of computer has adverse impact on health, leading to degeneration and pain in the neck and back, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, tendinitis in the hand or forearm etc. Common mistakes in computer use [...]
Get to know the knee joint The knee joint is the largest and most complicated joint in our body. It is made up of the femur on top, tibia at the bottom, and the patella at the front. Cause of knee injuries The knee joint undergoes large stress in turning or sudden stops to absorb [...]
Ankle sprain Symptoms Pain Swelling and bruising Instability of the ankle Decreased ankle range of motion Difficulty in walking Diagnosis Diagnosis need to be made after examination by doctor or physiotherapist. X-ray is used to confirm a fracture. Principles of management Acute stage (first 24 hours): RICE – rest, ice, compression, elevation Sub-acute stage (24-72 [...]
Onset of neck pain Ms. Chan is a 30-year-old office worker who uses computer for 5-6 hours every day. Ms. Chan lives a healthy lifestyle. She goes to gym three days a week. Her neck pain has been present for some time, but the condition was not serious. However the pain increased mildly after doing [...]
Onset of frozen shoulder Mrs. Wong is a 40-year-old housewife. Half a year ago, she noticed pain in the left shoulder when waking up, and she had problem elevating the left arm. Pain is tolerable when shoulder elevation is avoided. Therefore Mrs. Wong did not take it seriously. However, the left shoulder gradually became stiff [...]
Get to know sciatica Mr. Cheung is 45-year-old office worker living a sedentary lifestyle. Two weeks ago, he helped with some housework at home. There was no discomfort during the work, but lower back pain developed the next morning, spreading to the right lower leg gradually and became more and more intolerable. Mr. Cheung attended [...]
