Joint popping and clicking – should I be worried?
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…
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…
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…
Sciatica and how to treat it One of the more commonly repeated ‘Google diagnoses” is sciatica. But what does it actually mean? Sciatica is a debilitating condition in which the…
“One of those sadists who cracks your back?!” This is usually what people say when they hear I’ve booked in to see an osteopath. Yep – that’s the one;…
Tendinopathy is a common yet very challenging ailment to both osteopaths and physios alike and is of particular interest to me, partly because it is often poorly diagnosed and mistreated.…
A common question I get asked at the clinic is whether people should get a steroid injection to help with pain in the joints. The answer is not always the…
Are you one of many Manchester-based fitness fanatics? Are you after a relaxing hour to yourself to reduce those tight knots? Or are you just in Manchester city centre looking…
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful joint condition that affects many people, with 4.4 million people showing symptoms of OA in the UK alone. OA also places a great burden on…
Slipped discs are a commonly feared yet overly self-diagnosed ailment, and with this in mind, I thought it’d be good to clear up a few things about what a slipped…