Why Your Back Pain Won’t Go Away: The Science of the Pain Loop
Understanding Your Back Pain: Why It’s More Than Just a "Sore Spot" If you have lived with chronic back or neck pain, you know it’s rarely as simple as a single pulled muscle. Instead, it is often a complex "loop" involving your spine’s physical structure, the...
The Hidden Science of Spinal Memory and Stability | The Lakes Chiropractic
The Hidden Science of Spinal Stability: Why Your Back Has a "Memory" If you’ve ever spent a long day hunched over a laptop or hours behind the wheel of a car, only to feel "stuck" or unstable when you finally stand up, you aren't just imagining things. For years,...
Sensory changes after a concussion
Sensory changes after a concussion can disrupt how the brain processes vision, balance, and body awareness — and these disruptions are now understood to be major drivers of persistent symptoms and delayed recovery. Impact of Sensory Changes on Concussion Recovery How...
Why am I still Symptomatic?
Many people in Tauranga are told that concussion symptoms “should settle in a couple of weeks.” And for some, they do. But for others, symptoms like dizziness, headaches, brain fog, fatigue, and balance problems linger for months. If that’s you, it’s natural to ask:...
Concussion Care isn’t one size fits all
Concussion Care Isn’t One‑Size‑Fits‑All Understanding the Difference Between Standard Concussion Care and the Carrick Institute Model Concussion is often described as a “mild” brain injury — but for many people, the symptoms are anything but mild. Headaches,...
Assessing Concussion with Neuroflex
Assessing Concussion with eye movements Neuroflex http://www.neuroflex.io is the name of the newest Videonystagmography (VNG) from the creators of the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool. This equipment is used to measure particular sets of eye movements that are known...
Neuroflex for Concussion and Balance Assessments
NEUROFLEX: Exclusively at The Lakes Chiropractic For Assessment and Rehabilitation of Concussions, Balance Disorders, BPPV, and Vestibular Complaints Neuroflex https://neuroflex.io is used to evaluate and diagnose balance disorders and concussions. It focuses on...
Why do we fall more as we age?
In the first years of our lives, we strive to stand up and walk. We achieve milestones of rolling, tummy time, sitting, standing then walking. We refine this innate skill as we grow through childhood. We never really thought about the need to stand, we just did it, it...
From Treating the Symptom to finding the Cause?
Is pain the problem or just the final step on the path when we have back and neck pain? This isn't a chicken and egg problem because the sensory information comes first.Motor control from the brain is responsible for posture, stability, and movement. But how do you...
Neck Pain, Proprioception, and Movement Control
Can you remember when you did not think about backaches and pain in your neck, legs, shoulders? When you were younger? What about now? What has changed over time? Episodes of back pain inhibits movement control and as a result you are likely to experience more...