Do you have pain around the outside(lateral) side of the knee.

It could be iliotibial band syndrome (ITB)

The cause of this is believed to be a tight ITB that rubs on the lateral epicondyle of the femur (specifically at knee flexion) 

It is more common in runners and more specifically is noted in a lot of downhill running. There are some studies that show fast runners are less likely to develop ITB problems compared to slower runners (joggers)

How Can Health Wise Chiropractic Help?

Stretch stretch and stretch that ITB and its muscular attachments ! The team at health wise chiropractic will work on the muscle to allow the muscle to heal and relax  and hopefully take some of the pain away. 

Generally we dont adjust the spine for the first 2 weeks to not over stretch the ITB. After the initial phase however, Chiropractors start adjusting the pelvis and work on surrounding muscles to allow better movement to occur. 
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Do you have pain in the hip (mainly buttock), groin, or knee pain? it could be Osteoarthritis. 

Usually my patients notice a slow stiffening ( especially with internal rotation activities like getting in and out of the car ) in the hips. 

you may also experience low back pain and that is mainly due to excessive extension in the back to compensate for the limited hip extension. 

What causes the osteoarthritis?
- It is mainly due to progressive degeneration of federal and acetabular articular cartilage. 

How can Health Wise Chiropractic Help?
- we always recommend trying to reduce your waistline will benefit. 
- non weight bearing activities like pool exercise and bicycle riding. 
- Chiropractors will help the hip contractors and stretching the surrounding muscles. 

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Do you have pain that feels like Sciatica? It could be ischial Bursitis. 

My patients always complain to me about sitting for long periods of times (those lucky office workers) and people that love horseback riding. 
Sometimes the frustrating symptom is the leg pain that can feel like sciatica. 
Another daily activity is when driving the symptoms get better when they put the foot down on the pedal

For younger athletic patient, sprinting constantly with a tight hamstring may lead to bursitis. 

How Can Health Wise Chiropractic Help 
- we always have different ways we show patients how to cushion the joint to help with daily activities. 
- working on the tight muscles and trying to increase joint movement may also help with different patients. 

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Subtrochanteric Bursitis, what is it?
First lets talk about what a bursa is, a bursae(fluid filled sac) is a thin lubricant that are located at various areas in the body that help with friction between the bone and the surrounding soft tissue(Skin, Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons)

The two major bursae in the hip are the subgluteous medius and subgluteus maximus. My patients are often middle aged and have pain in the hip with a limp. Sleeping on the side where the bursae is inflamed is often to painful. 

What can cause it?
This is where Chiropractors really assess the body as there are many things that can cause a bursitis. There is often a loss of internal rotation. Other things can cause a bursitis in the hip are low back dysfunctions, a leg length discrepancy and arthritic conditions. 

How Can Health Wise Chiropractic Help?
Depending on what we find in a consultation, we often do the following:
- fixing the leg length discrepancy 
- adjusting the pelvis and hip 
- stretching the hip abductors
- if the problem is long term, we use our ultrasound therapy. 
- after a couple of weeks, adjusting the hip when the inflammation has decreased is usually performed by the trained chiropractor. 

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Below are some stretches the Chiropractor may prescribe. 

People often get frustrated and confused as to what could be causing their lower back pain and leg pain 

A common cause is Piriformis Syndrome. 

The major complaint people have is pain in the buttock and pain in the posterior leg . Often my patients cannot pin point as to what was the cause as there is often no traumatic onset. 

So what could be the problem?
The piriformis muscle can sometimes compress the sciatic nerve. In most patients, the sciatic nerve runs under the pirifomis muscle. but 1 in 5 people have the sciatic nerve running through the muscle bellies.

How can Health Wise Chiropractic help?
1st thing we do is assess the muscle as well as the sacrum where the muscle attaches. Then we assess whether we work on the muscle and spine/hip to help relieve to tension. 

We also suggest some stretches to help to help the body heal after our session. 
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