Aches and Pains
It's frustrating when your aches and pains don't behave how you expect them to. Your osteopath can help if yours are persistent, recurrent, or simply annoying! Osteopaths are primary healthcare practitioners: you don't need to be referred to us, and…
Circulation
When we talk about circulation, we are generally talking about blood vessels: the circulatory system. But an important element of the circulatory system itself is the lymphatic system. This is the system responsible for raised "glands" when you're ill, and…
Rheumatic Pain
Rheumatic pain encompasses conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis. These are all autoimmune conditions that involve the body attacking its own joints. There is a lot of overlap between them, and the presence of one may…
Shoulder and Elbow Problems
Osteopaths don’t just treat backs; shoulder and elbow problems are in our remit too. Sometimes patients develop these aches and pains through an injury or they pick them up through sports. Other times they might seem to come from nowhere…
Cervicogenic Headaches
Cervicogenic headaches (CGH) are simply headaches that come from the neck. They may start in the neck, often right at the top, and spread forwards. Typically they only affect one side of the head in any given episode, and may…
Tennis Elbow
We've all heard of tennis elbow, but do you know what it really is? Or that you can develop it without ever playing tennis? The technical name for tennis and golfer's elbow is epicondylitis. The epicondyles are the edge of…
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS) is a condition characterised by shoulder pain and loss of movement. Abduction rotation (as shown in the diagram below) are the movements most affected. What is Frozen Shoulder? The technical name is "adhesive capsulitits", literally meaning…