Say Goodbye to Dowager's Hump: How Chiropractic Care Can Help
So what is a Dowagers Hump
EXCESSIVE kyphotic curvature in the thoracic spine and a cobb angle of MORE than 40 degrees.
Do you have a bump at the base of your neck? More than likely it is either the start or final stages of a dowagers hump
How common is a Dowagers hump?
The odds increase after 40 , with at least 20% of people having one and 1 in 2 having a dowagers hump when you are over 70
What happens when you develop a Dowagers Hump
functional limitations
musculoskeltal alterations
increased risk of falls
poor satisfaction of health
How can Chiropractors help with Dowagers Hump
A case report from 2023 looked into a patient that recieved 9 months of Chiropractic therapy, which showed a resolution of the patients symptoms and a decrease in curvature of the upper back
What can be a cause of Dowagers Hump
It is usually from an imbalance of muscles and the subluxations of the spine in the neck and upper back.
Look at our online program for upper cross syndrome as the tight muscles are Upper Trapezius, Cervical Flexor Muscles, Misalignent of the Shoulder Joint.
Other signs you may have problems
Forward Head posture
scapula protraction
reduced standing height
decreased lumbar lordosis
increased incidence of future fractures.
Here's a special treat! One of our many videos about stretching from our STAND CORRECTED online pain management programs, we hope it helps. ENJOY!
If you want more information about how we can help . Please call Health Wise Chiropractic 03 9467 7889 or book online to see one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh Today!
Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day. They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals. We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic maybe costly and time consuming. This way if you cant make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals. Each program contains - Information about the conditions - things to do and things to avoid - nutrition advice - all the stretches that are needed to help The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
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TMJ (Jaw Pain)
Reference
J Med Life. 2023 Jun; 16(6): 957–962. doi: 10.25122/jml-2023-0026 PMCID: PMC10478669 PMID: 37675179
Remission of Dowager’s hump by manipulative correction of spinal alignment: a case report
Cherie Chau, 1 Eric Chun-Pu Chu, 2 ,* Kevin Hsu-Kai Huang, 2 Damien Tam, 2 and Gordon Cheung 2
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