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  This can vary, depending on your general health, and the physical demands you place on your body. Optimal functioning and health of your muscles, joints, and bones depends on: Balanced diet Regular exercise or movement Adequate rest Nourishing relationships (which helps to maintain physical and emotional...

“You’re making me nervous”   “My nerves got the better of me…”   Strain and Sprain When we strain our back or neck, or any part of the body for that matter, the subsequent pain may be throbbing, aching, sharp, catching, constant, or intermittent. Pain is a normal response to...

“You’re getting on my nerves!” “Oh you’ve gotta nerve, boyo!” Nerves 101. Nerves are basically of two varieties: sensory, and motor. Sensory nerves transmit information from the body to the brain; motor nerves transmit signals from the brain to the muscles and glands. Basically, nerves are communication channels...

Pain is a normal protective mechanism that a) warns us against potential damage to the body, and b) if we have suffered an injury, motivates us to favour the injured body part so that it can heal. Our experience of pain is multidimensional – each...

Soft Tissue injury? Pulled a “hammy” at football? Sprained your ankle? Suffered a whiplash injury in a car accident? These and many other accidents involve injuries to the soft tissues of the body. What are soft tissues? Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint membranes,...