Text neck is a modern term describing the forward head and neck positions adopted while using your smartphone. Have you ever thought about how often you spend each day looking at your mobile or tablet? Recent studies suggest we look at our mobiles and other technology devices on average between 110 to 150 times a day!! Are you guilty of this? This equates to around 2 to 4 hours per day and placing an extra 700 to 1,400 hours of stress on the neck and spine each year. Sitting or standing for l...

The feet are probably the last place you would expect to burn, but time and time again we see it happen in our podiatry rooms and here are the reasons why. Peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) is very common in people with diabetes, which means they are unable to detect the feeling of hot and cold sensation. This means if they walk outside on hot pavement barefoot, sit with their feet too close to a heater, put their feet into a bath that has been poured too hot, or pace their feet on a heat b...

Have you ever had pain in your body and were confused about the cause or if it was related to muscles or nerves? There are some distinct features which can help you tell the difference. Muscular pain tends to be achy and have a heavy feel. Depending on the severity, the pain can be described as more sharp. It can be local to one spot or spread through a number of areas in the body. Muscles can have trigger points, or knots which cause pain in specific spots, but may also have referral pattern...