Watching your baby reach their first milestones is exciting, but it can also bring questions. Why is one baby already rolling while another seems perfectly happy lying on their back? When should babies sit independently, crawl or start walking? Development…
Piriformis syndrome is a common cause of deep buttock pain and can sometimes produce symptoms of sciatica. The piriformis is a small muscle deep within the buttock, running from the sacrum to the upper part of the thigh bone. It…
Few things are more difficult for parents than listening to a baby cry and not knowing how to help. So much so that information is given pre and postnatally specifically about managing it. Colic is a term that is often…
It's not unusual for children to complain of aches and pains, especially if they're active or play lots of sport. Most of the time, these pains settle with a little rest. But sometimes, persistent hip or knee pain can point…
Shoulder pain can have many different causes, and they often produce very similar symptoms. It's surprising how often shoulder pain focuses over the very tip of the shoulder, even when the cause is not particularly local to that spot at…
Football places huge demands on the body. Sprinting, twisting, tackling, jumping, and sudden changes of direction all create high forces through the muscles and joints. While this makes football excellent for fitness, it also means injuries are common at every…
Ergonomics are a factor in most musculoskeletal aches and pains. But it can be hard to know where to start with correcting your posture. Desk ergonomics For any ailments that encompass tension in the neck, upper back, shoulders, or chest,…
Posture can be a bit of a contentious subject. It's easy to make the assumption that a bad posture is going to cause you problems, but there isn't really any such thing as an inherently bad posture. Technical terms…
Osteopaths understand that everything in the body is connected. This even goes beyond muscles, joints, and soft tissues, to encompass your mental health, diet and more. Sometimes what seems like a simple case is actually a lot more interconnected with…
The IT band is a band of tissue that runs down the side of the thigh. Some people will treat it like a muscle, but it is more like a tendon. As such, it can’t contract itself, but its tension…