Also known as 'Jumper's knee', patella tendinopathy is caused by functional overload to the patella tendon. High volume training, and...

Plantar fasciitis is a progressive degenerative condition affecting the thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot. It is the most...

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter, and a restful break. Be sure to take a walk, get some fresh air, and unplug from the world, to...

Overtraining syndrome can occur when insufficient recovery is allowed between work out sessions. It may get to the point where too much...

Anterior ankle impingement is a painful condition caused by soft tissue or bony impingement at the front of the ankle. Pain is often felt...

Fat pad impingement is a common cause of pain at the front of your knee. The fat pads sit behind the patella tendon and knee cap, and...

The approach for helping patients with painful and debilitating conditions, such as knee osteoarthritis, has thankfully changed, where...

Frozen shoulder is a painful condition where the fibrous capsule surrounding the shoulder joint becomes inflamed and contracted. Up to...

Exercise is a common treatment approach for those suffering with chronic low back pain, but little has been researched into what type of...

When I returned to work after the initial lockdown in June 2020, I was seeing an unusual number of patients presenting with frozen...

Marked knee osteoarthritis can be severely debilitating and affect peoples' quality of life. Pain management can often take the form of...

Still to this day, I have patients tell me they do not run because it's bad for our knees and hips, and I fire it back at them and ask...

Shoulder complaints are a very common presentation to us as Osteopaths, and are very often multi-factorial in origin. Osteopaths are...

Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis as it also known, is a condition that affects the outside of the elbow. Developing this injury can...

Historically, patients' lived in a world of total reliance on healthcare practitioners for their lower back pain, chronic or acute....

Foam rollers have been widely used by therapists and recreational exercisers since the 1990s, and has grown in popularity as a tool to...

Spinal manipulation is a specialised form of manual therapy, used by Osteopaths, Chiropractors and some Physiotherapists, with a view to...

Sciatica is a term used to describe pain that radiates downwards from the buttock along the course of the sciatic nerve. In the UK is has...