Pregnant women sometimes experience back and hip pain. If you'd like information on the possible causes of back pain during pregnancy and how osteopathy may be able to help, you may find this page useful. I'd like to mention a recent study that …
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Why do your knuckles pop?
You may be a knuckle-cracker or you may hate people doing it (it’s a bit like Marmite I guess, you either love it or hate it) but why do knuckles pop? In fact we could ask the same question about most joints in our body. Joint “self-cracking” brings …
Referral from the osteopath to your GP or other health professionals
As a primary healthcare professional your osteopath, in addition to their osteopathic skills, have been trained to undertake detailed medical histories and a comprehensive range of clinical examinations in an effort to diagnose the cause of your …
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Persistent pain
We all feel pain from time to time. When someone injures themselves, specific nerves recognise this as pain, which in turn triggers the body’s repair mechanism. As the problem resolves, the pain tends to improve and usually disappears within 3-6 …
Low back pain: what exercises can I do to help?
Patients often ask me "What can I do to avoid my back pain coming back?" An excellent question that probably sounds like easy to answer, and you would expect me or any other health professionals answer it easily. The trouble is, there is no definite …
I have back pain – should I have an X-ray?
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% …