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Intervertebral disc injury
Disc injury is a common cause of back pain, where the outer fibres of the disc become damaged, allowing the gel-like centre to protrude....


Tension-type headache
Headaches are very common and around half of all adults will have experienced at least one headache in the last year. Most are...


Why is it harder running in the cold?
Now we've had a taste of some cold weather, have you felt like you're working a lot harder to maintain the running pace at warmer...


If you sprain your ankle, don't just leave it!
Spraining the outside of your ankle is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in everyday and sports-related activities. Up to...


Can we overuse ice packs with injuries?
The use of cold therapy is widely used amongst athletes as an immediate treatment for acute soft tissue injuries. However, prolongued use...


Gift vouchers available for Christmas
Looking to buy a gift for someone who has everything? If that's the case then why not buy a treatment voucher for Osteopathy or Sports...


Feel like you have come to the end of the road with migraine?
Migraine is a complex condition affecting more than 10 million people in the UK. It is estimated that there are over 190,000 migraine...


When should you have an injury assessed?
It wouldn't be a surprise should a patient carry an injury for a matter of weeks, months, or even years and expect to be 'fixed' in one...


The benefits of strength training for older adults
As we get older, a number of physiologic and functional changes occur which can lead to disability, frailty and falls. Muscle mass and...


Can you still run with a torn meniscus?
Runners will often develop knee pain at some point, and it is important that they don't rush off for MRI before being clinically...


Know how much sugar your snack contains?
Sugar awareness week this year is focused on snacks and how they may be hiding dangerous levels of sugar in light of clever marketing....


New research surrounding Fibromyalgia
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London have shown that many of the symptoms in fibromyalgia...


Why I get so many of my patients to squat...
The squat is a fundamental everyday movement, and you are unknowingly doing it every day. Think what happens when you sit down and stand...


National Stress Awareness Day
Stress is something that affects us all, and to varying degrees, be it from mental health problems or struggles with the work/life...


Percussion massage - are there benefits?
Handheld percussive massage treatment continues to grow in popularity amongst athletes and health professionals, with the aim of...


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


Do you take enough time out of work?
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 non-specific neck pain and dry needling
Chronic neck pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as 'pain perceived anywhere in the posterior...


Osteoarthritis and exercise therapy
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...
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