When the cause of Abdominal Pain is found to be non-pathological, an example being Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Or where the cause is just can't be found, the back &abdominal muscles may be the source.

Some people may have injured their abdominal muscles with excessive gym work.

It can be worrying when pain is felt at the back and also the front of the body, but this is often due to referred pain.
Pain arising from the abdominal muscles is frequently overlooked as a prime cause for abdominal pain.

There is an interesting link between IBS and Trigger Points in the Abdominal Muscles. The same nerves that supply the small and large intestines also supply the abdominal muscles.

When these trigger points are treated, the IBS will often settle down, it may even clear up completely.

When chronic pain effects the abdomen, it's well worth examining your diet.

Many people find it difficult to digest certain foods. Gluten, that is found in wheat and rye is a common culprit.

A shoulder separation is a fairly common injury, especially in certain sports. Most shoulder separations are actually injuries to the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The AC joint is the connection between the scapula (shoulder blade) and the clavicle (collarbone). Shoulder dislocations and AC joint separations are often mistaken for each other. But they are very different injuries.

AC joint separations are graded from mild to severe, depending on which ligaments are sprained or torn. The mildest type of injury is a simple sprain of the AC ligaments. Doctors call this a grade one injury. A grade two AC separation involves a tear of the AC ligaments and a sprain of the coracoclavicular ligaments. A complete tear of the AC ligaments and the coracoclavicular ligaments is a grade three AC separation. This injury results in the obvious bump on the shoulder.

What is a bursitis?

Bursitis and tendinitis are both common conditions that involve inflammation of the soft tissue around muscles and bones, most often in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, or ankle. A bursa is a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving parts: muscles, tendons, or skin. Watch this video for more information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_1MBd6etNc

Bulging disk!

In the case of an L5 / S1 bulging disk, the nerves in this area control the bowel, bladder, and legs. So it's very common for a person with this condition to experience changes in their bowel and bladder (not being able to go to the bathroom like normal, having pain while going to the bathroom, or losing control of the bowel or bladder), as well as to experience pain, weakness, and muscle cramps in the legs.

Did you know?

Osteopathy is a form of drug-free non-invasive manual medicine that focuses on total body health by treating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework, which includes the joints, muscles and spine. Its aim is to positively affect the body's nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems.

How is Osteopathy works?

With the patient sitting or lying down on a table, the doctor of osteopathic medicine will gently apply a precise amount of manual pressure in a specific direction. The pressure is applied either directly in the affected areas or at some distance away. It is used to put the tissues at ease (relaxed) or to engage them at their functional limit in order to effect the following:

1- Treat structural and tissue abnormalities (vertebrae, muscles, myofascial structures, etc.)
2- Relieve joint restriction and misalignment
3- Restore muscle and tissue balance
4- Promote the movement of bodily fluids

What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a safe and effective approach to health care which works in combination with the individual own homeostatic mechanisms to help restore homeostasis and optimal health.  It understands the relationship between structure and function within the body and that all aspects of the body must work together to maintain health.

In practice an osteopathic practitioner will assess the whole body as a unit and not just the area that is causing symptoms. For example if you may complain of knee pain, the osteopathic practitioner will assess the function of the knee but also look for any compensations within the body that are a result or a cause of any dysfunction in the knee.

Once the osteopathic practitioner has assessed the whole body they will use a combination of techniques such as joint articulation, myofascial release, visceral and cranial, as appropriate for each individual. The result is that the knee will have less stress placed upon it, allowing for healing and a decrease in pain, while also improving the functional biomechanics throughout the body which may improve that difficult digestion and decrease those headaches that seemed to have nothing to do with the knee pain.