Victorian Orthopaedic Spine Service

Got a sore back? Or painful joints? Weight gain affects the joints in two main ways. Firstly, those extra kilos overload weight-bearing joints, causing pain in the hips, knees or ankles. Secondly, weight creates inflammation throughout the body, which can lead to pain in non-weight bearing joints like the fingers or wrists.

Sagittal imbalance is a complex spinal condition that causes pain, muscle fatigue and difficulty standing, walking and maintaining balance. It happens when the spine’s natural curves either flatten or exaggerate, which alters the body’s centre of gravity.

Complex tasks often involve more than one professional. If you’re building a house, you may need an architect, builder, plumber, electrician or carpenter. If you omit one of these tradies, your house is likely to be less than it should be. You might have walls and a roof but no running water or electricity.

Perhaps you had surgery and it relieved your symptoms for a while but now they’re back. Or perhaps the surgery did not alleviate your symptoms at all.

Perhaps you had surgery and it relieved your symptoms for a while but now they’re back. Or perhaps the surgery did not alleviate your symptoms at all.

Common causes of back pain include poor posture, an injury or overdoing it when exercising. Back pain is very common and often resolves given time, rest and over-the-counter painkillers. Sometimes, though, it’s a sign of something more significant.

Back pain can range from a slight twinge to a relentless, debilitating condition. About 1 in 5 of us experience it in any given year while 50-80% of us can expect to have at least one bout of back pain over the course of our lifetime. What’s going on?

I recently came across this photo when looking through some old memories. It was taken shortly after disembarking at King Island airport in 2015.