Health and Wellness

Sinus headaches

A sinus headache can be defined as inflammation of mucous membrane sinuses. The sinuses are air filled passages that continue throughout the nasal passages. With inflammation and swelling of the sinus mucosa the swollen membrane then blocks the passage creating a negative pressure and fills the sinus with mucous creating that stuffy feeling we all […]

How Massage Therapy Reduces Lower Back Pain, Sciatica, and Piriformis Syndrome

Sciatica is a condition that affects the sciatic nerve through inflammation and compression on the lumbar and sacral spine. Common causes of inflammation and irritation are sacral iliac sprains, compression injuries such as disc herniation, direct trauma to the nerve, tumours, or pregnancy.Piriformis is similar in a way that the sciatic nerve is irritated by […]

Is it allergies, a cold or the flu? How to tell the difference

Sniffles, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, and feeling lousy are all symptoms affecting the respiratory system. But how do you know if it’s an allergy, cold or the flu? It is easy to get symptoms mixed up because your immune system reacts to allergies and viruses with the same immune response, as this is how the body protects itself from foreign invaders.