As it is National Cholesterol Month, it is important to recognise and understand the risk factors and effects of having high cholesterol....

Since the start of the pandemic where working at home has become the new 'norm', many are putting in more hours at their computers than...

Chronic neck pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as 'pain perceived anywhere in the posterior...

Having just seen a patient at the grand age of 96 years old, I thought I would write a little about how exercise therapy can help those...

It is estimated that 540 million people in the world are suffering with low back pain at any given time, and remains the number one cause...

Allied Health Professions Day aims to improve awareness, and promote the fourteen professions who deliver high quality care across the...

Arthritis encompasses several different conditions, the most common being osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Around 10 million...

Every October, Bone and Joint Week helps get people thinking about one of the most widespread and pressing health issues of our times –...

Tendons connect muscles to bone, and are highly resistant to mechanical loads. Tendons are capable of transferring, distributing and...

Many of us have suffered tendon injuries in sport, commonly affecting the shoulder, elbow, knee or ankle. But what actually happens when...

It has now been four years since Head 2 Toe Osteopathy was launched, and I am proud to say the doors have remained open despite the...

Osteopathy was widely available for athletes during the London and Rio Olympics, and was a medical choice for athletes to help prevent...

The Achilles tendon is the strongest in the body, but is frequently injured in mainly the young to middle aged active population. The...

Ko, H.F. et al., (2021) collated all the research surrounding the effectiveness of acupuncture for reducing pain after a total knee...

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, and as many as 90% of the western world ingest it on a regular...

Any Osteopath will tell you, when you receive a success story from a patient, it really does make you smile. Our job is to help and guide...

Many have heard about the phenomenon 'hitting the wall' in long distance running, and attribute it to a sudden slowing of pace, usually...

Sprains and strains are terms that get utilised regularly to describe injuries, but do we know the difference? Sprains occur when a...

Achilles tendinopathy is an overload injury, and can affect as many as 50% of the active population who run or play team sports....