Vocal distress can be caused by many factors such as nodules, polyps, and chronic laryngitis that fall into the realm of treatment from your ear, nose, and throat doctor.
One other cause of vocal distress may be neck tension and its related causes.
We know that frozen shoulder can affect 3 % to 5% of the population at any one time. It seems to affect women more than men. A majority of time there is no known cause and therefore is oftentimes referred to as “idiopathic”. We know that a person who develops a frozen shoulder is 20% more likely to develop a frozen shoulder again on the other side. People suffering from Diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, and other medical conditions seem to be at a higher risk of developing a frozen shoulder but so far the reasons for that are unknown.
If your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss), an overuse injury that affects the sole of the foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis means you have inflamed the tough, fibrous band of tissue (fascia) connecting your heel bone to the base of your toes.
Having a herniated, bulging, or ruptured disc is not a sentence to a life full of pain. In fact, a large part of the population currently has a disc issue of some sort that is not showing symptoms. Before thinking that surgery is the only answer, let's take a look at the major types of disc problems.
Neck pain can be caused from many issues such as stress, trauma, arthritis, car accidents, or muscle strains. At our office, our approach to neck pain is to locate its underlying cause. We check your posture, the muscle groups surrounding the head, neck, and shoulders, and vertebral alignment.
