Problems That We Treat

Headache is the symptom of pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It occurs in migraines (sharp or throbbing pains), tension-type headaches, and cluster headaches. Frequent headaches can affect relationships and employment. There is also an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches. Our professional Penang chiropractor will check and align the neck and spine to reduce the occurrence of headaches for patients.

A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Typically, the headaches affect one half of the head, are pulsating in nature, and last from two to 72 hours. Associated symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, sound, or smell. Gonstead chiropractic Malaysia treatment aims to locate the cause of the migraines and treat it to prevent further migraine episodes. This provides immediate migraine relief for patients.

Upper and middle back pain may be caused by overuse, muscle strain, or injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support your spine. Pressure on the spinal nerves from certain problems, such as a herniated disc will also cause pain along with a fracture of one of the vertebrae.

Lower back sprains caused by damage to the muscles and ligaments are the most common sources of back pain. The single most common cause of lower back pain is a torn or pulled muscle and or ligament. Getting a professional back ache massage in Penang by a licensed chiropractor will offer relief to treat the lower back pain.

Back stiffness is usually caused by muscle spasm or lumbar arthritis. The best way to differentiate the cause of lumbar spine stiffness is the onset of the symptoms. Patients with stiffness caused by lumbar spine arthritis usually have steadily increased symptoms over years of a worsening problem.

Pregnant women who suffer from back stiffness or back pain will be able to find relief by seeking chiropractic treatment from a certified chiropractor.

Your neck is made up of vertebrae that extend from the skull to the upper torso. Cervical discs absorb shock between the bones. The bones, ligaments, and muscles of your neck support your head and allow for motion.

A stiff neck is typically characterized by soreness and difficulty moving the neck, especially when trying to turn the head to the side.

A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons.

Muscle spasm facts. Spasms can affect many different types of muscles in the body, leading to many different symptoms.

Neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to your peripheral nerves. Symptoms caused by neuropathy are described as severe, sharp and shooting or deep and burning pain or persistent numbness, tingling or weakness that travels into the arms, hands, legs or feet.

The main symptom of fibromyalgia is pain in the muscles, joints, and tendons.

Where your shoulder is stiff and you have difficulty rotating your arm in all normal positions.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is numbness, tingling, weakness, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist.

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS), also known as posterior tibial neuralgia, is a compression neuropathy and painful foot condition in which the tibial nerve is compressed as it travels through the tarsal tunnel.

Auto related injuries or accidents could range from whiplash, chest injuries, leg and knee injuries or foot injuries.

Chronic pain and injury refers to the sort of physical injury, illness, or disease that develops slowly and is persistent and long-lasting, or constantly recurring over time.

The most common fall injuries are fractures of the forearm, leg, ankle, upper arm, wrist and hand.

Some of the most common lifting injuries are disc herniation, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendonitis, SLAP tear, tennis elbow, patellar tendonitis, hamstring pulls and tears.

Sports injuries are most commonly caused by poor training methods, structural abnormalities, weakness in muscles, tendons, ligaments and unsafe exercising environments.

Whiplash is a relatively common injury that occurs to a person's neck following a sudden acceleration-deceleration force that causes unrestrained, rapid forward and backward movement of the head and neck, most commonly from motor vehicle accidents.

Some of the work related injuries are overexertion injuries and repetitive motion injuries.