In clinic I have seen an increased number of new (and returning) parents with back pain, this is no coincidence as it is common for mums (and Dads) to develop back pain from lifting, carrying and moving their baby or child. When you become a parent your focus changes from you to your child. Caring for your child becomes your life, however caring for your ever growing baby/child can put added strain on your body. Many parents don’t have the chance, or as I can remember the men

Superstars such as Michael Phelps, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin and Jennifer Anniston have all been pictured sporting suction marks from cupping therapy, it is clear from this that there has been somewhat a resurgence in popularity in the ancient therapy, but "What is cupping therapy?", "What does it do?" and "Does it Hurt?". In the post we aim to answer all this questions. History of Cupping Cupping therapy has been around for approximately 5000 years, and is believed to ha

What is it? Runners knee, more scientifically known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), is a condition which affects the cartilage on the underside of the knee cap (Patella) and the structures which support is, as it moves up and down and over the groove on the femur (Thigh Bone) when you bend and straighten your knee. The injury occurs in both amateurs and professional runners, with some statistics showing it accounts for 50% of all running injuries. What Are The Symptom

As an Osteopath I see a wide range of people from the everyday Jo to the Elite athletes. Osteopathy is all about treating the person and not necessarily an injury, therefore helping the person to be perform better in daily tasks and protect themselves against injury. To aid in the prehab and rehab of my patients I use a wide range of tools and techniques. One of these tools is kinesiology tape, this is the bright colour tape you may see sports men and women using in competiti

I was listening to the radio in the car on my way home from work this week and heard the presenter talking about neck and back problems he was having, he referred to his injury as “Text Neck”. People always laugh when I mention the term “Text Neck” as they think I’m making it up. But, the condition defined as “Text Neck” is very much real….. But what is it? What is Text Neck? “Text Neck is an overuse syndrome or a repetitive stress injury to the neck caused by holding your he

Back pain is one thing that everyone associates with Osteopathy, and in most cases everybody has had a bit of back pain in their life span but what could it be? As the leading cause of work-related absence in the UK, back pain is having a major impact on us on both a personal and societal level. It can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort but is rarely serious, mostly manifesting as aching or pain in regions of the back and sometimes pain into the buttocks or the back o

A common site for injury, I have had number of patients recently present to me with symptoms in the shoulder and the arm. These symptoms tend to be an injury to one or more of the rotator cuff muscles and/or the biceps muscle. There are four rotator cuff muscles – supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis – which all attach to both the thorax (upper body) at one end and the humerus (upper arm bone) at the other. Their job is to raise and rotate the arm in

Have you ever wondered why you hip maybe clicking? Is it normal? I’ve been asked this question a number of times recently so I thought I would write this blog post to inform everybody. I see this quite a bit in clinic. It’s not uncommon for people to hear and feel a click, pop or clunk in one or both hips with movement. Most of the time it isn’t actually painful but is disconcerting…….so what is it? And is it bad? There are two main things that can cause it. Tight tendons or