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18 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday December 4 2018 NOR’WEST NEWS raNGiora • Northwood • st martiNs • tower juNctioN • BishoPdaLe • raNGiora • Northwood Northwood • st martiNs • tower juNctioN • BishoPdaLe • raNGiora • Northwood • st martiNs • tower juNctioN • BishoPdaLe • AMAZING GIFT SHOP 100s of MAGICAL GIFTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 50 % off* KIDS' PUZZLES BUY ONE, GET ONE HALF PRICE * GREETING CARDS THURS, DEC 6 - SUN, DEC 9 FUN DAY FAMILY GAMES * FROM $ 9 .99 EA ERIC CARLE FROM $ 12 .99 EA KIDS' GARDEN TOYS *Stock may vary from store-to-store. Follow us on Facebook: @papertreestores tower junction, off Clarence St, Riccarton | Bishopdale, 31 Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale | rangiora, 206 High Street, Rangiora Northwood supa centre, Main North Road, Belfast | st martins shopping centre, Wilsons Road, St Martins • st martiNs • tower juNctioN • BishoPdaLe • raNGiora • Northwood • st martiNs • tower juNctioN • BishoPdaLe • raNGiora
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday December 4 2018 19 HEALTH & AWARENESS Hip pain: Do I have arthritis or could it be mainly my muscles? The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham sees clients with a range of symptoms but many of their middle-aged and senior clients visit complaining of pain in one or both hips. Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests that a major part of the pain could be due to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis. “Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason for the pain may be the muscles around the joint,” she explains. Alternatively, a back muscle could also be the cause, as shown in the image. Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year old client with severe arthritis who walked with a stick, told her, “I will end up in a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight through my right leg due to pain in my hip and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she was walking with her stick but without the severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was one of the factors that made her muscles spasm but the other was that older people move less and the flexed position the hip is in when we sit is particularly bad for the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that although the client was 89 and could have been “given up on” or told to live with the pain, she made a difference to her health Hip muscle that causes hip pain (the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) and wellbeing. At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques (massage and triggerpoint deactivation techniques) are used to release the muscles. The client also gets a home exercise program designed to mobilize and stretch the hip, strengthen the important core muscles and increase general strength and balance. They teach a movement sequence that stretches the hip in all directions whilst the client is able to lie safely on their bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients. In many cases having the muscles released and being taught how to maintain it, is enough to stay on top of the problem. If severe arthritis is the underlying cause, some maintenance therapy may be necessary, but that is often more affordable and, for older patients, better tolerated than surgery. In very few treatments the client Back hip muscle that causes hip pain will know if it is going to work for them or not, without financial commitment. Physical Sense Gym & Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. There is a bus stop in front of the door and there is ample parking. To enquire about specialised exercise classes or physiotherapy treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz. Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the door and there is ample parking. To enquire about specialised exercise classes or physiotherapy treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz It’s our 45th Anniversary year! #areyouupforit 45th Anniversary Retro T-shirt available when entries open on 1st December 2018 Sunday 24th March, 2019 www.city2surf.co.nz
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