Osteoa rthritis of the knee
Osteoarthritis occurs when the layer surrounding the bony surfaces of joints is worn and becomes thin. It is often a gradual process but can be hastened by injury.
OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP
Margaret was walking once a day, up a slight hill and back home which would take her approximately 20 minutes. She managed the walk with minimal pain, and when however
Sciatica
Sciatica describes leg pain that arises from the lower back region. The pain in the leg is referred (pain that arises in one region – the low back and felt at another site – the leg).
Why bring old X-rays to the doctor?
Sara is a 49 year old lady who has suffered from chronic pain for many years. When I first reviewed her several years ago she was unable to walk without significant pain. A diagnosis of hip impingement syndrome and she had an arthroscopic hip operation which relieved her right hip pain significantly.
PHARMAC seminar Medicinal cannabinoids 5 – What do the RCTs show us for chronic and cancer pain
Video from the one-day PHARMAC seminar Medicinal cannabinoids: what does primary care need to know?, in Wellington, New Zealand
PHARMAC seminar Medicinal cannabinoids 3a & 3b of 6 Where cannabis fits regarding chronic pain
Video from the one-day PHARMAC seminar Medicinal cannabinoids: what does primary care need to know?, in Wellington, New Zealand
Health Nav Chat with Dr Giresh Kanji
Video – Dr Janine Bycroft, GP and Health Navigator Clinical Director chats to Dr Kanji, musculoskeletal pain expert, about neck pain, back pain or headaches. Do you suffer from neck pain, back pain, headaches, insomnia or any stress-related condition? Dr Kanji is a musculoskeletal pain expert and the founder of the New Zealand Pain Foundation…
Steve Tarpley and Dr Kanji
Steve Tarpley suffered from pain which no visits to the hospital A&E or doctors could diagnosis. Within 10 minutes Dr Kanji had found the source of his pain and his path to recovery.
Jason Just and Dr Kanji
Jason Just a patient of Dr Kanji explains his 30 years of pain and incorrect diagnosis and how Dr Kanji finally found the cause of his pain and the remedy.
Dr Giresh Kanji – NZ Pain Foundation
This video features Dr Giresh Kanji a PhD pain specialist and two of his patients, Jason Just and Steve Tarpley who experienced years of pain and incorrect diagnosis. Through a deep understanding of how pain is created in the body Dr Kanji was able to identify the source of their pain and the diagnosis that…
Exercise for the treatment of depression, anxiety and insominia
Dr Giresh Kanji talks about the importance of exercise in the management of depression and insomnia in general practice. Giresh is a musculoskeletal pain expert in Auckland. He’s founder of the New Zealand Pain Foundation and has many years of experience researching and managing pain. His PhD explored the causation of headache disorders, the migraine…
Primary headache – Giresh Kanji
Dr Giresh Kanji talks about the diagnosis and management of primary headache in general practice. Giresh Kanji Is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and a musculoskeletal pain expert in Wellington. He’s founder of the New Zealand Pain Foundation and has many years of experience researching and managing pain. His PhD explored…
Cannabinoids for pain management – Giresh Kanji
Dr Giresh Kanji talks about prescribing cannabinoids for pain management in primary care. Giresh is a musculoskeletal pain specialist who competed a PhD in chronic pain in 2013. He is currently performing a randomised control trial in chronic low back pain. He is the editor of the Australasian musculoskeletal medicine, author of fix your back…
The management of chronic pain
Dr Giresh Kanji discusses the challenges related to managing chronic pain in primary care, including both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical options.
Why is the rack good for your back
Mr X is a 36 year old accountant who first presented in June 2016 after experiencing significant low back pain, especially when sitting at work. He also experienced pins and needles, numbness and weakness down the left leg. He has had symptoms over four years with an episode every six months. He attends the chiropractor and…
Disc narrowing after disc prolapse
This is a patient I reviewed yesterday. The first scan shows a disc prolapse sustained in 2006 when the patient was 27 years old. It is a little difficult to see as this is an old scan however the disc height at L5/S1 is preserved but there is a disc prolapse. Have a look at…
Low back pain, aging and time
In the lower back discs undergo changes once they sustain damage. Following early injuries to the disc such as annular tears, people can develop disc prolapse, disc dehydration and subsequent narrowing over years and decades. When seeing patients and viewing thousands of MRI scans and x rays over three decades the pattern emerges quite clearly. Fully…
What is there to be optimistic about?
Is disc narrowing a source of low back pain? There is a misconception that disc narrowing is not a potential source of low back or neck pain. This may be partly due to studies that show some people with disc narrowing have no low back pain. Any structure with a nerve supply is a potential…
Could this be the best therapy for back pain?
A Wellington doctor is hoping to prove a controversial therapy as a solution to back pain.Source: 1 NEWS
Technology’s A Pain in the Neck
The next time you message a friend on your phone or crane your neck to look at your computer screen while at work
Time to straighten and look away people: Technology blamed for bad posture
Research into bad posture has found that technology is causing major health issues
Governor General of New Zealand
A Wellington musculoskeletal and pain management practice has experienced to a new site opposite the Beehive
GPs move to powerhouse site in the capital
A Wellington musculoskeletal and pain management practice has experienced to a new site opposite the Beehive
CookStrait News: Risks of spinal fusion
Patient are faced with difficult decisions when it comes to spinal pain. The choices can often be injections into the
Private funding aimed at solution for patients’ ongoing battles with pain
A new charity will next year start funding
The Physiology of Hot Yoga
Bikram Yoga, Wellington and the NZ Pain Foundation are pleased to accounce a seminar to be held at the Bikram
Pain and Arthritis
To book for any of seminars please ring 0800 663 463 or email anatoa.tekira@arthritis.org.nz
Beating the pain: Headache and migraine
Katrina Jefferies went to see Dr Kranji in May 2011, suffering from migraine and neck pain. Her pain developed
Trapped in a cage of pain
Chronic pain doesn’t kill, it condemns sufferers to a living hell. Specialist Giresh Kanji has helped hundreds of
Psychologist wins three-minute thesis challenge
Every day hundreds of people suffer from aches and pains without ever really knowing their cause. Dr Gerish Kanji
Getting your head around pain
Every day hundreds of people suffer from aches and pains without ever really knowing their cause. Dr Gerish Kanji
In pursuit of your pain
Every day hundreds of people suffer from aches and pains without ever really knowing their cause. Dr Gerish Kanji
ACC battler chances on cure
In a perverse way, Jack Sagato Brown could thank ACC for scrapping his entitlement after 16 years.