Ankle sprains - what works best?
Ankle sprains are very common, and many will suffer an inversion-type injury where the ligaments and tendons are stressed on the outside...
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Late evening appointments now available
In response to a poll asking patients whether they would benefit from a late evening appointment, results were unanimous in favour. So,...
Shoulder pain at night? Read on...
Shoulder pain is a very common complaint, and whilst the reason for someone experiencing shoulder pain can be far reaching, there is one...
Dry needling for chronic neck pain
Neck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability, and around 70% of the world population will experience neck pain at some point in...
Exercise and antioxidants for osteoarthritis
A study produced by Washington State University looked into the effects of exercise and an antioxidant, gallic acid, on human cartilage...
How to give others the confidence to seek osteopathic treatment
We all get bombarded with emails asking for reviews, particularly if you have used a service or bought a product from a company. Many of...
Exercise should be prescribed for injury prevention and treatment
In today's world, the lack of physical activity is a main reason for the decline in national physical fitness. This goes on to affect the...
Hypermobility - How to manage it
Hypermobility is a term that gets banded around quite feely, and there are numerus conditions that encompass this syndrome. Hypermobility...
Aerobic exercise can reduce musculoskeletal pain sensitisation
One in three people live with a musculoskeletal condition, which is characterised by pain and disability. Pain sensitisation is often...
Protective muscle spasm
Many of us have experienced that feeling of muscles tightening around our neck or back when an injury occurs, but what actually happens?...
Runner's knee
Runner's knee, also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome, is one of the most common causes of anterior knee pain. Patients will often...
Concussion - rest may not be best
Concussion is a subject of interest which has gained a lot of attention over the years, and this has been due to a 15-fold increase in...
Upper lumbar disc herniation and multifidus muscle degeneration
Lumbar disc herniation is a primary cause of lower back pain in adults. Typically, lower lumbar disc herniations occur at L4/5 and L5/S1...
Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of anxiety
Anxiety currently affects up to 10% of the global population, and is twice as prevalent in females than males. The onset of anxiety can...
Do I really need trails shoes?
This is a question many ask when the majority of us already own a pair of road shoes, and this will of course involve digging into your...
How do you manage your sports injuries?
Everyone who picks up an injury whilst training or competing will manage it in a way that makes sense to them. Some will research the...
Preventative health care in Australia
Typically in the UK, we are a nation of prescribing our way out of pain, without looking at ways of actually preventing problems in the...
Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Shoulder pain is a common side-effect after any vaccination, particularly after mRNA vaccine, but these are usually mild and...
Patello-femoral joint pain (PFJP) - what's the approach?
Patello-femoral joint pain is one of the most common causes of knee pain, and is characterised by discomfort around, behind, or under the...
The effect of massage guns at a cellular level
A study conducted by Seo, B.R. et al. (2021) looked into whether the use of massage guns, or "mechanotherapies" can accelerate muscle...
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