Just like adults, children can experience back pain too. With the most common cause being muscle strains, which can arise from injury, overstrain and posture. To make identifying the cause of your child’s back pain easier we’ve broken down common areas where back pain can occur and what to look for. School bags Does your child’s bag fit correctly and is it being worn correctly? Signs of an ill-fitting or heavy backpack include – · Change in posture · Pain · Numbness/ Tingling

We’ve had a few interesting historic ankle injury patients in the recent months that has sparked this month’s Blog theme on ankle injuries and how you and I can work together to help get you back on your feet – no pun intended. So, why the ankle? The ankle joint is the most commonly sprained or strained joint of the body. In 85% of injuries these are sprains. Sprains happened when sudden or violent twist motion of the ankle occurs, putting added stresses on the ligaments. Str

Is pain controlling your work day? Here are our tips to help you take control of your pain. Firstly, to understand why you have pain at work or pain that worsens with work or in your work environment it is important to acknowledge the why. 1. Prolonged sitting Our bodies function best with regular movement, so sitting for lengthy periods of time can cause pain. One of the reasons this occurs is posture, when sitting we often become slouched or hunched and this is more common

With Pippa Middleton shining a light on Cranial Osteopathy in 2019, here are the reasons a parent may seek Osteopathy for their little one and the benefits of having cranial treatment. Cranial Osteopathy Cranial Osteopathy can be used in the treatment of all ages, but particularly useful in babies and younger children where more structural based approaches are not suitable. Your Osteopath will use their palpation (trained sense of touch) to feel subtle changes in tension thro

Osteopathy is recognised as a suitable therapeutic approach in the treatment of pregnancy related musculoskeletal complaints. Common symptoms expecting mothers will see an Osteopath for during their pregnancy include low back pain, mid thoracic pain, sacroiliac joint pain, and generalised aches/ pains. Other symptoms may include carpal tunnel, headaches, digestive and/or circulatory problems ie. indigestion, cramps and swelling. Pregnancy and Osteopathy During pregnancy hormo

Does this sound familiar? Well, approximately 1 in 8 people will experience a jaw problem, leading to jaw pain. Your jaw (mandible) bone meets the temporal bone adjacent to the ear. Put your hands on your face in front of your ears and open your mouth, can you feel your jaw move. This is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and is controlled by the muscles of mastication (chewing) and facial expression, in 12% of people the joint itself becomes the source of pain. Your jaw movem