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During pregnancy enormous physical, chemical and emotional changes take place over a relatively short period of time. The body has to get used to carrying up to 20lb/10kg of baby, waters and placenta, which can impose great physical strain on the organs, tissues, joints and ligaments of the body. In order for the pregnant body...
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis – is a form of tendonitis, an overuse injury of the forearm. Tendonitis – inflammation of a tendon – is often treated with osteopathy. Tendons are the bands of strong connective tissue that attach muscle to bone. Tendonitis is a common so-called “repetitive strain injury” that results from overuse of...
Tendonitis – inflammation of a tendon – is often treated with osteopathy. Tendons are the bands of strong connective tissue that attach muscle to bone. Tendonitis is a common so-called “repetitive strain injury” that results from overuse of a tendon. The repeated straining of a tendon causes small tears, which lead to inflammation. Osteopathy focuses...
The types of arthritis include: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus. The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is degenerative joint condition sometimes called ‘wear and tear’ affecting the spine, hips, knees, feet, and hands. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease causing chronic inflammation...
The foot and ankle is a very complex region of the body. It is made up of many bones that are connected by numerous ligaments, muscles and tendons. There are many causes of foot and ankle pain. Problems can originate from the foot and ankle region itself , or symptoms can be referred from other...
The function of the knee is to support our bodily weight and provide locomotion. As such is it is one of the commonly injured joints and osteopaths see knee injuries regularly. Some common injuries to the knee are: Cruciate ligament tears – this occurs when excessive force is applied to the knee joint. The anterior...
Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints of civilised humanity, however severe headache is only infrequently caused by serious underlying disease. Headache originating from the neck is the most common type of headache. Other varied causes are eyestrain, sinus disease, neck injury (eg. Whiplash), tension headache from stress, poor posture, etc, migraines, jaw...
Terms such as “slipped disc”, “ruptured disc” or “prolapsed disc” refer to where the disc has sustained some physical damage, that may manifest in severe back pain and radiating symptoms into the arms or legs. Bearing this in mind, disc problems take time to resolve as the body needs time to repair damaged tissue and...
Shoulder problems are some of the most common injuries osteopaths encounter and can cover a wide range of diagnoses such as rotator cuff problems and frozen shoulder. As the shoulder joint is one of the most mobile peripheral joints in the body it can be subject to overstrain and instability. Being such a complex and...
