Treatments
On this page you can see the variety of conditions Dr Hulme offers treatments for. These are common conditions Chiropractors tend to get the greatest success in treating. Chiropractors are essentially experts in the Neuro – Muscular – Skeletal System, which is why they are able to offer treatments for a whole range of conditions. Please note that Dr Hulme isn’t limited to just this treatment list. If you are suffering with a condition that isn’t listed here, please do get in contact to see if we can help.
With almost every one of these treatments there is a video by Dr Hulme attached. These videos provide advise and exercise to help you from home. You can see Dr Hulme’s full YouTube channel here.
Back pain, whether it’s lower back pain or mid back pain, is by far the most common reason someone comes to visit the Chiropractor. This is an issue that we deal with very successfully on a daily basis. So what causes it?
Sciatica is not a diagnosis but a description of a symptom. It simply means pain in the sciatic nerve (big thick nerve that travels from your low back to your feet and supplies majority of your muscles and skin).
Neck pain is one of the most common conditions we see as Chiropractors. Your neck is a complicated structure made up of bones, joints, ligaments and muscles which all integrate together to allow you to move your head around.
Although the vast majority of people will experience a headache at some point in their life time, regular headaches aren’t normal and you shouldn’t have to suffer with them.
Migraines is very different to headaches. Migraines are caused by what is called a cortical spreading depression. This is where there are unstable neurons in the brain that fire very easily, as one is fired it causes a dominos effect across parts of the brain.
The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body, made up of your scapula, clavicle and the humerus. It requires the most amount of motion to enable you to use it in the way you need. Unfortunately, it can easily become injured, partly due to it’s high mobility
Tennis elbow (otherwise known as lateral epicondylitis) is when you get pain on the outside of your elbow. This often occurs after repetitive use of the forearm muscles over a period of time.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs when a nerve gets trapped in your wrist producing pain, numbness, tingling or pins & needles in your wrist as well as your hand (normally thumb, index and middle fingers).
Hip Arthritis is a common condition among those above 50-60 years of age. This is a condition where the hip joint itself starts to wear out causing narrowing of the joint space and inflammation within the joint.
Knee Pain is a very common condition and one that the Chiropractor is very well equipped to deal with. The knee is a simple hinge joint with two primary movements, flexion and extension. Problems in the knee are rarely caused by just the knee alone
Shin splints, otherwise known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, is common in sports such as running and football as well as dancers or army recruits. This condition causes pain at the front of one or sometimes both shins.
Ankle sprains are very common but what’s interesting about them is that rarely do they just happen once. Often people will sprain their ankle many times over. Why? Well part of the reason often is the same reason why they sprained them in the first place.
Plantar fasciitis is simply when too much load is put on the sheet of tissue (called fascia) on the bottom of your foot. This causes the fascia to become inflamed causing pain on the sole of your foot especially when walking and generally putting pressure on the foot.
Dizziness is a common reason why people visit their doctors. In general terms, there are two types of dizziness sensations: a faint lightheadedness feeling and a spinning sensation.
Firstly, congratulations on starting this exciting new journey that pregnancy will create. The pregnancy process and giving birth are both very natural and incredible processes however pregnancy can put a huge toll on the body and every pregnancy can be very different.