Most people consulting their GPs for low back pain won't be offered an X-ray, MRI or CT-scan, and other healthcare professionals would not advise these patients to go and see their GP to get a prescription for an X-ray. Why is this? 85% …
General Interest
Plantar fasciitis – should we stretch or strengthen?
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. The plantar fascia is a strong band of tissue (like a ligament) that goes from the heel to the middle foot bones. It supports the arch of the foot and also acts as a shock-absorber. When …
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Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome and osteopathy
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (or CP/CPPS) is a pelvic pain without evidence of urinary tract infection The symptoms usually reported can be from slight discomfort to debilitating and may include back pain, fatigue, …
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Osteopathy and infantile colic
An interesting article has just been published: "Manipulative therapies may be a beneficial treatment for infantile colic". LINK This research suggests that manual therapies, such as osteopathy, may be beneficial for babies with colic. Treatments …
Visceral course
Valeria Ferreira and I ran a course this weekend on visceral osteopathy for graduate osteopaths. It was really nice - the osteopaths managed really well and coped well with our both accents (French and Portuguese!). Next one is in …
Why things hurt?
Pain is often attributed to tissue damage. Lorimer Moseley, currently one of the eminent lecturers on pain, gave an excellent talk on the subject, that probably dispels a lot of misconceptions about pain. One misconception is that pain comes either …