When the exercises don’t work!
When the exercises I’ve prescribed don’t work I often find I do my best work. Ok, let’s be clear, I don’t love the fact that a client might not be getting better, but I do love the dialogue that’s opened …
When the exercises I’ve prescribed don’t work I often find I do my best work. Ok, let’s be clear, I don’t love the fact that a client might not be getting better, but I do love the dialogue that’s opened …
A Linea Alba Hernia (AKA Epigastric Hernia) is a protrusion on the midline between the tummy button (Umbilicus) and the bottom of the rib cage. (Xiphoid Process) They are common in ‘tubby’ men between the age of 20-50. They don’t …
I’m often approached by people who’ve had failed treatment for pain in the sacroiliac region with other osteopaths or physiotherapists. This is not just becasue it’s an area of work I specialise in. Chronic sacroiliac pain can be difficult to …
Pain due to uncontrolled movement is a common symptom in people with chronic low back pain. Patients will describe having full or good range of movement and being able to do everything they want to but ONLY if they do …
Pain with Uncontrolled Movement & Overprotective Movement Strategies Read more »
These days I find most of my clients are very open to discussing the mind & body connection which is central to my osteopathic work. I like to work with my clients to expand this idea with some thoughts about …
Treating Mind & Body – A Simple Biological Explanation Read more »
As an Osteopath I treat mind and body, but I find it hard to think about the mind and body as separate entities. They are essential and interwoven elements of the person. I treat people. Think about how we use …
My wife spotted that I was bracing and making the pain from a pulled muscle much worse than it needed to be. I was able to significalty reduce my pain very quickly by just following my own advice… The trick …
Pulled a Muscle Coughing. My attempts to protect the injury made the pain worse. Read more »
A few years ago, on a wet miserable winter night somewhere in North Yorkshire I was driving home, and the road ahead was blocked. I didn’t have Sat Nav, a map or any local knowledge and there were no other …
Sat Nav for Pain – Chronic Pain Movement Strategies. Read more »