Common Orthopedic Conditions

The following is a partial list of the conditions or ailments we treat at the Bodywork Institute.

Organized by regions of the body

Lower Back

• Muscle strain
• Ligament sprain
• Fixation of vertebral facet (Facet Syndrome)
• Sacroilliac joint dysfunction
• Prirformis Syndrome - Pain in the butt
• Coccydynia - Pain in the coxyx
• Arthritis of Vertebral Facets
• Spondylosis (Disc Degeneration)
• Disc Herniation (Disc Bulge, Protrusion)

Upper (Thoracic) Back

• Muscle strain
• Arthritis or Spondylosos (Disc Degeneration)
• Fixation of Vertebral Facets
• Scoliosis
• Costovertebral Joint Fixation
• Osteoporosis
  
• Asthma

Neck (Cervical Spine)

• Muscle strain
• Whiplash Syndrome
• Fixation of Vertebral Facet (Facet Syndrome)
• Arthritis - Degeneration of Vertebral Facets
• Spondylosis - Disc Degeneration
• Cervical Disc Herniation
• Anterior Scalene Syndrome (Nerve Entrappment pain and or tingling down the arm)
• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction (Jaw pain)

Shoulder

• Rotator Cuff injuries
  
• Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
• Impingement Syndrome
• Instability Syndrome of the Glenohumeral Joint
• Bicipital Tendonitis
• Subacromial (Subdeltoid) Bursitis
• Acromioclavicular Joint Sprain
• Costoclavicular Syndrome (Nerve Entrappment pain and or tingling down the arm)
• Pectoralis Minor Syndrome (Nerve Entrappment pain and or tingling down the arm)

Hip

• Tendonitis or strain of any hip muscles
• Bursitis
• Hip Capsulitis
• Arthritis of the hip
• Snapping hip syndrome
• Nerve entrapment syndromes (Pain down the leg)

Knee

• Ligament sprains
• Joint capsule fibrosis
• Arthritis
• Muscle strains / tendonitis
• Bursitis
• Patellar Tracking dysfunction
• Chondromalacia Patella
• Meniscus injuries
• Nerve entrapment syndromes (pain down the leg)

Leg, Ankle, Foot

• Muscle Cramp Eliminator
  
• Muscle strains
• Achilles tendinitis
• Ankle sprain
• Plantar fasciitis / Heel spurs
• Shin Splints
• Nerve entrapment syndromes
• Bunions

Arm, Wrist, Hand

• Tennis elbow (lateral epiconylitis)
• Golfer's elbow (medial epiconylitis)
• Nerve entrapment syndromes (Carpal tunnel cubital tunnel etc.)
• Wrist sprains
• Osteoarthritis
• Muscle strains/ tendinitis

For appointments or information, call 668-9558