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Personal injuries and claims in Warwickshire, we provide assessments, medicals and treatments for personal injuries and claims in Warwickshire for solicitors, insurance companies and agencies at a competitive rate within the Warwickshire. We provide Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture and Sports massage therapy services at great prices for insurance companies looking to find quality and value for their clients. Get in touch to discuss your Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and Acupuncture requirements now.

For pain management at Central Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Clinic we use the latest Low Level Lasers which accelerate the recovery and healing process, leading to a significant reduction in pain inflammation. A 5 star rating has been awarded to Low Level Laser Therapy, our laser section can be found listed under ”Pain Relief”, please also view our  ”Low level Laser Testimonial Video”.

Imagine balancing a 12 lb. (5.5 kg.) bowling ball on the tips of your fingers, all day and every day.

That’s just one of many things your neck must do. Your neck and shoulders work hard. Even the smallest deviation in the relationships of the seven bones of your cervical spine (neck) can cause pain and reduced head and neck mobility.

Minor and Major

Generally, we see two types of neck pain cases. Minor neck and shoulder pain involve sensations of discomfort, stiffness or soreness. If these symptoms last for more than a day or so, occur frequently or were preceded by an accident or some type of injury, we consider it major.

Response to Stress

Physical, emotional or chemical stress can affect the frequency and severity of neck pain. For many of us, the neck and shoulders are the “weakest link in the chain” and so stress shows up here.

Often, emotional stress is the overlooked culprit. Ever hear of something being a “pain in the neck”? Fear, anger or frustration can trigger the tightening of our neck muscles without our even being conscious. In time, chronic muscle spasms set in. This can lead to headaches.

Some over-the-counter pain reliever might dull the pain, but it ignores the underlying cause!

Consult Our Practice

We see this sort of thing all the time. It’s almost normal. Chiropractic care has a history of producing excellent results with those suffering from neck pain; Chiropractic for most of us does it naturally, without drugs or surgery.

 At Central Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Clinic we specialize in reducing interference to the nervous system in the neck. Many of our patients find that chiropractic care gives them relief from both minor and major neck and shoulder complaints

The Central Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Clinic is also accredited and recommended by Mercia health BHSF WPA Groupama Cigna Police health care scheme Standard Life Healthshield and all other health care schemes and providers. 

Personal injury claims

Personal injury claims solicitors and insurance companies and agencies at a competitive rate for the Coventry and Warwickshire area. We provide Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture and Sports massage therapy services at great prices for insurance companies looking to find quality and value for their clients. Get in touch to discuss your Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture requirements now.

Physiotherapists are Registered with both the Health Professionals Council (HPC ) The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

Physio Treatments

Our Senior Physiotherapists  provide Acupuncture and back treatment for back pain and back injuries, including neck pain and whiplash injuries and other spinal injuries, diseases and conditions, and are specialists who are experienced at treating every kind of condition such as

Common Physio Conditions Treated

If you are looking for a qualified chiropractor or Physiotherapist who will deliver specialist advice and treatment based upon experience, then Central Physiotherapy and Chiropractic Clinic will be able to help.

Facilities (direct access onsite):

•  The latest Digital - X-Ray technology
• Cold / Low Level Laser Therapy 
• 25 Park Spaces

Chiropractor Maria Kibkalo has 6 years of medical training, plus a further 5 years of training leading to an MSc in Chiropractic. She has also completed the Chiropractic Certified Extremity Practitioner course, which aids in diagnosing and treating not just the spine, but the peripheral joints too. Maria has also gained further certification in Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT). Applied Kinesiology (AK) and Network Spinal Analysis (NSA). The combination of medical and chiropractic training plus 15 years clinical experience enhances her diagnostic skills. There are very few practitioners with this level of education and experience. She is trained to take digital - x- rays and diagnose them using our on-site low level digital x-ray facility, which is equivalent to the x-ray equipment used in NHS hospitals.

Central Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Sports Injury Clinic offers treatment with Chiropractors and Physiotherapists that are accredited and recommended by BUPA, AXA PPP, AVIVA, Simply Health. We provide expert Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture and Sports Therapy services in Coventry and Warwickshire, Leamington, Nuneaton, Rugby and the West Midlands area. Our team of Chiropractors and Senior Physiotherapists who are also registered with Mercia Health BHSF WPA Groupama Cigna Police Health care Scheme Standard Life Healthshield and all other health care schemes and providers.

John Leete BSc (Chiro) DC, PG Dip (Acu)

Chiropractor John Leete has 4 years of chiropractic training leading to a BSc in Chiropractic, plus a further 2 years post graduate training leading to a Post Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture. He also has some training in Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT) and Applied Kinesiology (AK). The combination of chiropractic and acupuncture training plus 14 years clinical experience enhances his diagnostic skills. He is trained to take x-rays and diagnose them using our on-site low level digital x-ray facility, which is equivalent to the x-ray equipment used in NHS hospitals.

Chiropractors are registered with both the British Chiropractic Association and the General Chiropractic Council   

Physiotherapists are registered with both the Health Professionals Council (HPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)  

Our Chiropractors and Physiotherapists provide treatment for muscular and skeletal conditions. We offer back treatment and pain relief for sciatica, back pain, back injuries, including neck pain, whiplash injuries, other spinal injuries, bulging discs and related Sports Injuries. They are specialists who are experienced at treating every kind of condition such as:

General Chiro and Physio Conditions Treated

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We provide Chiropractic and Physiotherapy treatment including Acupuncture and Sports Massage and Sports Therapy services for personal injuries at great prices for insurance companies looking to find quality and value for their clients. Get in touch to discuss your Chiropractic and physiotherapy requirements now.

Bulging Disc

The terminology regarding bulging discs, herniated discs, protruding discs, can be confusing, nearly all practitioners in including doctors use incorrect descriptive terms.

The following information is from the North American Spine Society, American Society of Spine Radiology, and American Society of Neuro-radiology.

The term ‘bulging disc’ is and should be used as a descriptive term, not a diagnostic term.

View our 3D animated educational video for a bulging disc. Notice the outer ring in the animated educational video; this represents a symmetrical bulging disc. The disc tissue is bulging out and around the entire border of the vertebrae. This is a rare finding under MRI and CT scans.

Although ‘bulging disc’ is a popular term, it is usually not representative of what is really going on at the spinal level. It is used because it is easy to understand. Most people really have a herniated disc.

This again is a broad category, which further breaks down into two more diagnostic terms.

This is explained using the animated educational video:

The animated educational videos are very accurate in the description (or diagnosis?) of disc herniations. You will commonly find these descriptive terms on your MRI or CT reports from your doctor.

By strict definition, a broad-based herniation involves between 25 and 50% of the disc circumference. A focal herniation involves less than 25% of the disc circumference.

Herniated discs may take the form of protrusion or extrusion based on the shape of the displaced or herniated material.

The animated educational video illustrates this well:

The above information is designed to clarify the use of these terms. The simple fact is that if you have a herniated disc, the disc material can press on the nerve roots or central nerves running through the central canal where the spinal cord lives. This can produce serious back and leg pain, as well as, numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness.

Occasionally, the disruption and injury in the annulus fibrosis can be the source of back pain. The outer 1/3 of the annulus fibrosis has a nerve supply, and if the central nuclear material migrates through the weakened annulus, this can cause pain.

This condition is sometimes referred to as an internal disc disruption. This is very difficult to see on MRI or CT scans and is considered to be the early stages of a herniated disc, although it is still not visible on advanced imaging. This condition responds well to non-surgical spinal decompression, allowing blood, water, and nutrients to enter the disc and begin healing the damaged annulus fibrosis. Please view the animated educational video for a bulging disc and Herniated disc.

Non-surgical spinal decompression can be very effective in treating these difficult conditions. The treatment results in an unloading of the offending disc structures, which in turn creates a negative intra-discal pressure inside the disc.

This facilitates water and nutrient exchange into the disc, thus, allowing the injury to heal. It also can cause a vacuum-like effect, allowing the displaced materials to return to a more centralized position.

This treatment takes time to allow collagen; one of the body’s healing proteins, to form. Collagen can then repair the cracks and fissures in the annulus fibrosis. In addition, the inner matrix material of the disc becomes healthier with the exchange of water and nutrients. Spinal stabilization rehab exercises should follow a common sense spinal decompression therapy program.

Back Pain and Back Injuries, 22 3D various types of Back Pain including Bulging disc animated educational videos are available to view at this Warwickshire Back Pain Clinic for Back Pain and related spinal conditions, diseases, pains and injuries, which can be found listed under ” Pain Management,” “Orthopaedics” and “Complementary Medicine” in our Videos Library section. In addition 78 3D animated educational videos covering other conditions / complaints under the same headings. To view the Videos Library, click in the top right hand corner.

Also available are 32 3D Back Pain educational videos for a bulging disc and various Back Pain, injuries and conditions such as (1) Sciatica (2) Degenerative disc (3) Herniated disc (4) Facet Joints (5) Scoliosis (6) Kyphosis, Posture (7) Back Pain and Neck Pain Decompression  (they can be found under the listing “Types of Pain” in our  ” Back Pain ” Section ) 

For pain management and Back Pain at Central Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Clinic we use the latest Low Level Lasers which accelerate the recovery and healing process, leading to a significant reduction in pain inflammation. A 5 star rating has been awarded to Low Level Laser Therapy, our laser section can be found listed under ”Pain Relief”, please also view our  ”Low level Laser Testimonial Video”.

PROLAPSED DISC and Lower Back Pain

What Is It?

Lower Back Pain

Eighty percent of people suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctors. In fact, it is estimated that low back pain affects more than half of the adult population each year and more than 15% of all people experience frequent bouts of low back pain.

Among the many causes of back pain, the most common by far is a sprain or strain of muscles, ligaments and joints. Muscle spasm can occur after twisting or bending awkwardly, or from a simple sneeze or cough. The majority of muscle spasms tend to get better over time.  The inter-vertebral discs may also be commonly affected.

The susceptibility of the low back to injury and pain is due to the fact that the low back, like the neck, is an unstable part of the spine, unlike the thoracic spine, which is supported by the rib cage. This instability allows us to have a great deal of mobility to touch our toes, tie our shoes or pick something up from ground level, but at the cost of increased risk of injury.

The low back can withstand tremendous forces as long as it is healthy and functioning correctly. However, if the low back is out of alignment or has weakened supporting muscles, something as simple as putting a bag or suit case in and out of the boot of a car, picking something up off the floor, or simply bending down can cause a low back injury.

Studies have shown that when back pain is not treated, it may go away temporarily, and is very likely to return. The importance of taking low back pain seriously cannot be stressed enough. 

Prolapsed Disc 

What Is It?

The above term generally describes a disc that is displaced beyond the limits of the inter-vertebral disc space i.e. the borders of annulus fibrous (the outer fibrous part of the disc). To say that the disc slips isn’t strictly true, it bulges, protrudes or prolapses. The correct term to use however, would be herniated disc.

Disc prolapse or herniation is the protrusion of the central portion of the disc through a tear in the outer annular wall of the disc. If disc prolapse results in the compression (direct or indirect) of the nerve root it would cause symptoms of pain, numbness, or weakness. In some individuals however, disc protrusions will not cause any symptoms. A disc extrusion is a severe version of a disc protrusion in which a large portion of the nucleus pulposus is displaced through the wall of the disc. A disc extrusion would almost always result in the symptoms of nerve root compression.

Disc Herniations

A herniated disc does not automatically mean that you may suffer from low back pain. In one study almost 60% of all adults had at least one bulging or herniated disc, even though they did not experience any back pain. However, herniated discs can be a source of severe and debilitating pain, which may radiate to other areas of the body. Unfortunately, when discs herniate, they rarely, completely heal.

Symptoms may include any of the following: 

• Low Back pain
• Groin pain
• Buttock pain
• Thigh pain
• Calf/Shin pain
• Ankle/Foot pain
• Toe pain 

Often, there may also be pins and needles, dullness, numbness, cold, heat, weakness associated with the pain

How Does It Happen?

Disc problems are common causes of back pain. After an injury, or as we age, discs lose fluid content and deteriorate in a process called disc degeneration. The earliest form of disc injury is in the form of tears or fissures in the annulus fibrosis (outer portion) of the disc. The annulus fibrosis is very much like a large round ligament that prevents the nucleus pulposus (inner gel-like portion) of the disc from protruding outward. Tears in the annulus heal by scar formation which weakens the disc further. The repetitive annular tears which heal by forming scar tissue lead to a disc that begins to degenerate.

A herniation begins when the inner nucleus pulposus bulges through the annulus fibrosis, causing a bulging or protruding disc ie the disc is sticking out a bit. This bulge can put pressure on a spinal nerve root. This can then interfere with the natural blood supply to the nerve root and set up a condition known as intra-neural oedema. Basically, as the nerve root is compressed the micro-circulation is reduced and can progress to the point where the nucleus begins to leak out of the disc. At this point the body begins to fight back by launching an autoimmune response to the disc material (nucleus pulposus).

The reaction of this defence mechanism causes severe inflammation and progressive deterioration of the nerve root. If the herniated disc is located in the lumbar spine (low back), the symptoms can cause low back pain, with or without leg pain. Sometimes numbness, tingling or muscle weakness can occur too.

What Should You Do?

It is strongly recommended you seek the assistance of a local health care professional, who can then carry out a thorough case history, examination and carry out treatment if appropriate. If the health care professional cannot help you, then they should tell you so and either arrange further tests if necessary (X-Rays, MRI/CT scans, ultrasound scans, blood tests, urine tests etc) or refer you onwards to another appropriately qualified professional.

What Shouldn’t You Do?

DO NOT IGNORE the problem! From time to time we all have neck or low back pain after sleeping awkwardly, which normally subsides within 2-3 days. Obviously in that scenario, no treatment is required. However, if the problem persists or gets any worse, then you should seek professional advice.

 Long Term Effects

As stated earlier, many people will have one or more disc herniations, but no symptoms at all. The point here is that the early phase of degeneration of the disc has already taken place. Although pain may occur immediately as you bend, lift, cough or sneeze, the damage has been done way before that. This makes sense because everyone knows they have carried out these actions thousands of times before without any problems.

Therefore, it is likely that you may get recurring symptoms and because of that some patients prefer to be seen from time to time almost like an MOT for your car. Obviously your body is a lot more complicated than your car, but many people tend to look after their cars much better than they look after themselves.

Diagnosis

Seek professional advice and start by getting a diagnosis and then discuss the options with your healthcare professional.