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ARE YOU LIVING WITH A FROZEN SHOULDER?

You become aware of a frozen shoulder when it begins to hurt. The pain then causes you to limit your movement. Moving the shoulder less and less increases its stiffness. Before long, you find that you can’t move your shoulder as you once did.

Reaching for an item on a high shelf becomes difficult, if not impossible. When it’s severe, you might not be able to do everyday tasks that involve shoulder movement such as dressing, combing hair, cleaning your back, reaching out for your back pocket.

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MIGRAINE OR CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE?
Headaches have been the most common complaint of civilized people for years together. Many of us will be able to relate to the disability and discomfort experienced from having a headache. The constant pounding, inability to concentrate, sleep and more importantly the severe impact it can have on our day to day activities.

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“ARTHRITIS is just a part of aging” – MYTH

FACT

The idea that getting older means living with joint pain is probably one of the most persistent arthritis myths out there. Yet arthritis isn’t a natural part of aging, and older people aren’t the only ones who get arthritis. Even children get arthritis. It is true that your chances of getting osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, increase with age. One reason is simply that older joints have had more wear and tear. Although there’s nothing we can do about growing older, there is a lot we can do about the other OA risk factors.

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