Self Management

Self Management

Even if you’re visiting your osteopath once a week, that appointment only accounts for 0.3% of your time that week. Self management is important to keep your progress going in the other 99.7% of the time. Exercises We often give a selection of exercises at the...
Trigger Points

Trigger Points

Trigger points are a complicated and misunderstood cause of pain. They are more than just “knots”, and they may be responsible for symptoms quite distant from the points themselves (referred pain). Trigger points (TrPs) have been described in a number of...
Neck Pain (of non-traumatic origin)

Neck Pain (of non-traumatic origin)

Some people think that osteopaths just treat backs or bones, but we are qualified to treat so much more. The neck is another area that we are trained to diagnose and work with. At your first appointment, we will take a detailed case history to get an idea of what...
Snapping Hip Syndrome

Snapping Hip Syndrome

The first information we gather when making your diagnosis is the information you tell us yourself. Whether you describe your pain as an ache or a snap, and whether or not it comes with a feeling of shifting is all important to know. The Three Types Lateral: the IT...
The Pelvic Floor

The Pelvic Floor

Just like everyone has a diaphragm, everyone has a pelvic floor. It is made up of a number of muscles, and can be considered a component of your “core”. The role of the pelvic floor (PF) is to support the organs within the pelvis. Pregnancy and Childbirth...