Chiropractic is a musculoskeletal therapy that assesses how joints, muscles and nerves affect movement and pain. It is most commonly used for back pain, neck pain and related stiffness, often alongside exercise and lifestyle advice.
Treatment plans are usually goal-led and may include manual therapy, mobilisation/manipulation, soft-tissue work and rehabilitation exercises.
Treating Expectation Within my role as a physiotherapist I treat people with many varied conditions. It involves the need to address the physical symptoms, such as stiffness, weakness and soft tissue tension, physiological processes including inflammation and pain and lifestyle/postural…
Pain - A diagnosis or a collection of influences When people suffer with pain, particularly when there is no obvious trigger, there is, naturally, a worry that the underlying problem could be serious. To reduce this concern we look for…
Headaches Headaches are very common for a lot of people. They can range from mild to severe and can last for short periods or days. There are different types of headache including tension, cluster, migraine and menstrual headaches but what…
Acute Pain The term ‘acute’ refers to pain and symptoms that have only been present for a matter of days. As opposed to ‘chronic’ symptoms that have been felt for weeks, months or longer. Neither of these terms indicate the…
A Pain in the Neck? Neck pain is extremely common and can affect anybody, at any age and at any time. The majority of sufferers will describe no injury and, those who are still of working age, will often have…
What is it? Interstitial Cystitis (IC) also referred to as painful bladder syndrome (PBS), or bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting women, men, girls and boys, regardless of age or race. Most IC patients have recurring…
Jamie's (not his real name) Mum attended my clinic with her son as a last resort. She was tired and distressed. Her son had been diagnosed with growing pains and there was nothing to be done except to give him…