Neck pain can come out of nowhere, and even a cricked neck that develops overnight can sometimes stick around for longer than anticipated. Your osteopath can help you to manage these episodes, and help you with those aches and pains that keep coming back. Causes of Neck Pain Like the lower back, there are a …
Lateral epicondylitis is the technical name for tennis elbow. It is similar to medial epicondylitis: golfer’s elbow. Both are inflammation of the point where muscles attach to bone. For the former it is wrist extension (the tennis backhand motion) and for the latter it’s wrist flexion. Symptoms of Epicondylitis Pain usually comes on somewhat gradually, …
Frozen shoulder is a condition causing pain and loss of movement in the shoulder. Not all movements are affected. The following three become painful and limited throughout the course of the freezing phase: external rotation: reaching to the back seat in the car internal rotation: putting your arm in a sleeve abduction: lifting your arm …
The best results from osteopathy come from a plan that involves self management outside the treatment room too. This doesn’t have to be laborious, your osteopath will work with you to devise a plan that works for you. Exercise for Self Management Exercise is consistently shown to be one of the best things you can …
The way you think about your pain plays a role in how it feels. This is not to say that it’s “all in your head”, but that pain is contextual. In the same way that a papercut doesn’t always hurt until you see it, other pain can be worse when the perceived cause is something …
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a rheumatic condition that osteopaths cannot cure. We may be able to spot it though: diagnosis must be done by a rheumatologist, but symptoms are often missed in general practice. The average time between showing symptoms and receiving a diagnosis is 8.5 years. Early symptoms can seem very generic and be …
Piriformis syndrome is a form of sciatica. Sciatica is a specific problem, not just a generic term for leg pain. The sciatic nerve, which runs from just outside the spine down the back of the thigh and down to the foot, is irritated. Symptoms such as pins and needles, numbness, or shooting pain may present …
A scoliosis is a lateral curve in the spine. This means that when viewed from behind, the spine is not completely straight. It is not to be confused with kyphosis or lordosis. These are anterior-posterior curves and they are completely normal. You have a kyphosis where your upper back sticks out, and lordoses at the …
Osteopathy is a drug-free therapy involving hands-on treatment. Its work is built on principles that acknowledge the body’s capacity for healing, the relationship between structure and function, and others. These principles guide the way we examine and treat. Your osteopath will look at you as a whole to understand the root causes of your symptoms. …
There are countless factors in play when we experience pain. Beyond the basics of the painful stimulus and our previous experience with similar feelings, sensation is affected by physiology. One aspect of this that we are learning more about is hormones. Hormones are signalling chemicals. They include chemicals like insulin, oestrogen, and testosterone. Thyroid Hormones …
