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10/01/2026

👤OCCIPITAL PAIN or BACK HEADACHE, Are you experiencing this Headache?

Occipital nerve compression, known as occipital neuralgia, causes severe, throbbing, or electric-shock-like pain starting at the skull base and spreading up the head to the forehead or behind the eye, often triggered by touch. It's caused by irritation or injury to the occipital nerves, often from neck trauma (like whiplash), tight muscles, arthritis, or tumors, leading to symptoms like scalp tenderness, dizziness, and migraines.

Treatments range from at-home care (heat/cold, anti-inflammatories) and physical therapy to nerve blocks

➡️ Symptoms of Occipital Nerve Compression

• Pain Quality: Sudden, sharp, shooting, throbbing, or burning pain.

• Pain Location: Starts at the base of the skull and radiates to the scalp, behind the eyes, and sometimes to the shoulder.

• Triggers: Brushing hair, resting the head on a pillow, or neck movements can cause intense pain. Dizziness
• Other Sensations: Scalp tenderness, numbness, or tingling.

➡️ Causes

• Trauma: Head or neck injuries, whiplash, or concussions.

• Muscle Tension: Tight neck muscles compressing nerves.

• Spinal Issues: Osteoarthritis (especially in the upper spine), disc disease, tumors, or gout.

• Other: Diabetes, infections, or unknown causes.

➡️ Physiotherapy treatment

• Home Care: Heat/cold therapy, over-the-counter pain relievers, gentle neck stretches

• Physical Therapy: Tens machine, Massage, exercises to relax and strengthen neck muscles.

➡️ When to See a Doctor

Seek medical help for unusual, sharp head/neck pain, especially if it feels like electric shocks, is persistent, or is accompanied by light sensitivity or dizziness, as it can mimic migraines.

02/12/2025

ATTENTION 🚨🚨🚨✋✋✋
Are you experiencing or having Low Back Pain?
Worry not here is what you need to know about Low Back Pain 👇

Low Back Pain is defined as “pain and discomfort, localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain"

Based on duration since onset, Low Back Pain can be classified as:

ACUTE, less than 6 weeks

SUB ACUTE, between 6 and 12 weeks

CHRONIC low back pain. pain for 12 weeks or more.

Causes of Lower Back Pain

1. Muscle Spasms
When the muscles and ligaments in the lumbar area experience strain or tension, pain is often felt. This tension commonly occurs due to repetitive heavy lifting.

2. Pinched Nerve
Excessive pressure, injury, or accidents can cause the discs to rupture, allowing their inner core to press against the nerves, leading to pain.

3 Injury
Falls, accidents, or direct trauma can lead to spinal problems and cause pain. The pain might be immediate or develop over time, sometimes appearing even years after the injury.

4 Poor Posture
Incorrect posture can contribute to lower back pain. For example, prolonged improper sitting posture can alter spinal alignment, leading to back pain. Additionally, incorrect posture while performing daily activities, such as bending incorrectly to lift heavy objects, can strain the lower back.

5 Spinal Abnormalities
Structural abnormalities in the spine can lead to chronic lower back pain. Some common spinal deformities include:

Hyperlordosis (excessive inward spinal curve)

Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)

Lumbar scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine)

Spondylolisthesis (vertebra slippage)

6. Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the condition causing decreased bone density, makes bones fragile and prone to fractures. If a spinal fracture occurs due to osteoporosis, it can lead to chronic lower back pain.

7 Arthritis
Arthritis, an inflammation of the joints, can affect the lower spine. Osteoarthritis in the spine may lead to spinal stenosis, which is the narrowing of nerve pathways, causing pain and discomfort.

8 Menstruation
In some cases, menstrual cramps can cause lower back pain. However, the pain typically subsides as the menstrual cycle progresses. If the pain persists can lead to back pain

10 Underlying Medical Conditions
Lower back pain may be caused by serious health conditions such as spinal tumors or cancer. Other conditions, such as fibromyalgia and kidney stones, may also contribute to lower back pain.

PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT
Physiotherapy management involves a combination of Manual Therapy, Therapeutic Exercises, and other modalities to reduce pain and improve function. Common treatments include manual techniques like Soft Tissue Massage and Joint Mobilization, targeted exercises to strengthen and stretch muscles, and other therapies such as HEAT THERAPY and TENS.

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28/11/2025

Stroke Alert 🚨🚨

Stroke is defined as an accident to the brain🧠 with "rapidly developing clinical signs of focal or global disturbance to cerebral function, with symptoms lasting 24 hours or longer, or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than of vascular origin and includes cerebral infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage".

Stroke is NOT an accident. The better and more meaningful term is "brain attack🧠", similar in significance to "heart attack".

There are two main types of strokes

The commoner type is an ischemic stroke, caused by interruption of blood flow to a certain area of the brain.
Hemorrhagic strokes which are caused by bursting of a blood vessel i.e. acute hemorrhage.

most common risk factors include

Hypertension, diabetic mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, physical inactivit, genetics, and smoking.
Cerebral emboli
Alcohol intake has a J-shaped relationship with ischemic stroke. Mild to moderate drinking carries a slightly lower risk of ischemic stroke yet heavier drinking increases the risk drastically.

PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT

Physiotherapy treatment should start as early as possible whether the patient is in intensive care unit, in the ward or at home.
The aim of treatment by physiotherapist include;
preventive measure targeted at maintaining physical integrity and minimizing complications that will prevent or prolong functional return
to minimize the effect of the stroke by promoting functional recovery and to regain as much independence as possible.

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29/08/2025

Hello, My name is David Phiri a Male Physiotherapy healthcare professional. My career, I have had the opportunity to work in various settings, allowing me to develop a well-rounded skillset throughout.

Currently am working at kitwe Teaching Hospital where am responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Rehabilitation Department.
In this role, have honed my services and leadership skills, ensuring that I deliver the best possible care to my clients.

Before this, have worked as a therapist and as a team physio.
This experience not only allowed me to make a positive impact on the lives of my clients and players but also taught me the importance of empathy and patience in the healthcare field.

I Am hereby declaring my services as a Male consultant therapist and team physio. I am a experienced healthcare with over 5 years of experience in Rehabilitation field. My services include:

1. Consultation for General muscle pain or spasm issues
eg. Back pain, soreness in the body etc.
2. Consultation for complex diseases and deformities like severe spinal cord deformity to paralysis, shock, disk prolapse issues
3. Consultation for patients having recent or previous Injury or multiple fractures. ( post operative physiotherapy care)
4. Consultation for neurological assessment e.g stroke and children with special needs like cerebral palsy CP, down syndrome, Development delay, Autism

HOW I'LL PROVIDE MY SERVICES
1. My services depends upon the complexity or nature of case or issue discussed.
2. I will provide Consultation ( diagnosis + Rehabilitation plan ) for each client
3. The Rehabilitation plan will include exercise plan, which I will teach the client or client assistant to perform to perform exercises for functional mobility and pain relief techniques.
4. The session will be 40 to 1 hour 30 minutes and to the severity of the condition.
5. If any Patient wants to have consultation weekly or 3 days/week it will be charged accordingly.
6. Incase of a patient wants to have some written exercise plan then it has to be discussed as well.

Feel free to Contact me or WhatsApp me on 0965080005 for more information

10/03/2025

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19/02/2025

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22/11/2024

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