So, your knees are creaking, cracking and clicking when you up and down the stairs. Sometimes this has been brought to your attention by others. As I sometimes joke, ‘at least your family knows you’re back home when you come in trying to sneak up the stairs!’. This is designed to insinuate that I’m not […]
Hypertension
Hypertension (high blood pressure) affects 26% of the worldwide population, and this number continues to increase. It is predicted that it’ll be 29% by 2025. Unlike most ailments, it is typically found during standard testing of individuals with no symptoms, which is undoubtedly a positive thing as the consequences of hypertension can be severe. As […]
Are You at Risk of Having a Bone Fracture
So you’re concerned about a bone fracture? Have you had a fracture but you’re under 50, fit and realised the incident wasn’t particularly ominous? The most common bone disease is osteoporosis, which is associated with low bone density which makes bone more likely to fracture. In the UK, £6m per day is spent on care […]
How to transition effectively to working from home
So, we are all probably sick of hearing about Coronavirus, or COVID-19. There are two possible reasons why you may still want to read about it further: for more information on the illness so you can understand it better, or alternatively, how to minimise the risk of the virus or self-isolation to yourselves and your […]
ITB Syndrome – How to resolve runners’ knee
So, after all the mental and physical preparation for your weekend run, you go out planning to do a 10k jog. Halfway through, you feel a sharp pain on the outside of your knee and you suddenly have to stop. Thoughts such as ‘’Just my luck’’ and ‘’I should have just stayed in’’ pop into […]
Ankle Sprains and Instability
A seemingly minor injury: an ankle sprain. Convincing people of the severity of an injury is seldom a good strategy in healthcare, but ankle sprains resulting in chronic ankle instability is very frequent, very easy to rehab properly and can result in on-going issues, including osteoarthritis. It’s important to regard ankle sprains as important because […]
The Posture Conundrum – Part 1
As an osteopath, I am often asked, both inside and outside of the clinic – ‘What do you think of my posture?’, or even more abstractly, ‘Do I have bad posture?’. Whilst this is a common question, it doesn’t need to become a posture conundrum. The most common answer I used to give was ‘if […]
Gout: What is it and how can an osteopath help?
Gout, or metabolic arthritis, is an inflammatory condition in which uric acid builds up in the blood. It is an interesting topic, as it is one of the oldest ailments in human history, first described in Ancient Egypt. It was known as “the rich man’s disease”, as only diets the wealthy could afford conta ined […]
Whiplash and How to Treat it
Whiplash & Whiplash Associated Disorder Whiplash, a very common ailment that plagues a lot of car accident victims. I am here to tell you the mechanism behind it, as well as explaining why it can very easily turn into a chronic issue and how we can look to resolve it. […]
Sciatica and How to Treat it
Sciatica and how to treat it Sciatica, one of the more commonly repeated ‘Google diagnoses”, but what does it actually mean? Sciatica is a debilitating condition in which the patient experiences pain and/or paresthesias in the distribution of the sciatic nerve or an associated lumbosacral nerve root […]
