Have you ever experienced 'it suddenly shoots into your back'? If so, it may be lumbago. Lumbago is an acute form of back pain, where you experience a sudden painful and cramped feeling in your back. In medical terms, it is also referred to as acute lumbago or lumbago, which literally means 'lower back pain'. Characteristics...
Do you have a physical complaint and want to know what is going on? If so, we sometimes use ultrasound within the practice. We choose to perform an ultrasound if our physiotherapists cannot tell with the naked eye, with certainty, what is wrong with a particular complaint....
Bursitis (bursitis) of the shoulder is a painful condition that is not age-related, but is more common as you get older. Bursitis of the shoulder can have many different causes. It is often caused by a movement that is often repeated, such as throwing. This causes friction at the top of the shoulder. What is bursitis of the...
Because we look at our phones or sit at the computer every day, we constantly sit with our necks bent. This goes well for a long time, but at some point, your neck gets sore. You may feel a radiating pain in the arm, shoulders and even in the hand. The arm may be numb...
When you have a (sports) injury, you are often balking and want to know where it went wrong and what you can do about it to prevent it in the future. Many cases involve the strain on the body. So you are asking more of your body that what it can handle (capacity). Endurance vs load...
Also this month, we introduce 1 of our professionals! What lies behind the therapist himself? Is he or she a bit sporty himself or herself and what hobbies are there besides work? We asked our colleague Kelsey in the quick-question round-up! Function; Physiotherapist How healthy do you live yourself and what do you pay attention to? I...
On NOS.nl we saw an interesting article about all the 'miracle remedies' being advised online to people with lower back pain. Very often on Google and through Facebook, bite-sized solutions are offered that are often not nearly as effective as the provider would have you believe. Back pain is one of the most common complaints of the...
Hyperventilation... A medical term for breathing too fast. On average, adults breathe ten times a minute. With hyperventilation, this is more than double. When this happens, too much carbon dioxide disappears from your body and too much oxygen is taken in. In acute hyperventilation, you get short of breath, may feel like you are...
Do you like puns and proverbs? Our Dutch language has very many proverbs, sayings, sayings and proverbs. To stay close to home, we have selected for you the nicest proverbs related to the back (and more). An ode to the Dutch language. Proverbs with backs Proverb: The money doesn't grow on me....
Of course, you already knew that our colleagues are professionals. But what lies behind the therapist himself? Is he or she a bit sporty and what hobbies are there besides work? We asked our colleague Daan in the quick-question round-up! You can read it here; Name; Daan de Jong Function; physiotherapist How healthy do you live...