Most of us like a drink at some point, whether it is to relax at the weekend, socialize with friends, or complement a meal, but did you know that alcohol has a complex relationship with pain? We all know that alcohol can dull pain at the time of drinking it, but regular ingestion of alcohol […]
Our osteopaths in Bath treat a lot of people who have either recently sprained their ankle or keep spraining it over a period of months or years. Why do some people seem to keep spraining their ankles? What can be done to stop it from happening again? The biggest risk factor for people re-spraining their […]
If you have pain in your heel when you wake up and first stand up, you may be suffering from plantar heel pain. Our osteopathy clinic in Bath specializes in treating plantar heel pain and other types of foot pain. We have previously written about treatments for plantar heel pain, so this article is intended […]
Our osteopaths in Bath hear some sentences more than others. One of the more common ones we hear is ‘my pelvis slipped out of place, can you put it back in again’? Often the person who is describing this has quite severe and acute back pain and has been to see an osteopath or chiropractor […]
Our osteopaths in our central Bath clinic see a lot of Achilles injuries in runners. Achilles pain is one of the most common problems for a runner to get, 43% of track runners have reported having issues with their Achilles tendon, and 66% report that Achilles pain has an impact on their performance (1). However, […]
In our central Bath clinic, our osteopaths regularly treat people with hip bursitis, or at least they have been told they have hip bursitis, either by their doctor, or they have had an MRI that shows inflammation of the bursa that lies just above the femur on their thigh. More recently research has shown that […]
Our osteopaths in Bath treat knee pain pretty much every day, we use various methods including manual therapy, acupuncture, and exercise to help people with all levels of pain to get back on their feet. Someone recently asked us what are the most important things to know about getting rid of knee pain, this got […]
Strengthening your neck can help with neck pain. As many of us now spend increasing time at a computer and behind the wheel of a car neck pain is getting more common (1). When you have sat at the computer for a day’s work, or driven a long way it feels natural to give your stiff and […]
To cure a frozen shoulder quickly, first, it is important to understand the condition, how it changes over time, and what treatments work best at each stage of its development. In most cases, it is a self-limiting condition that resolves completely in between 1- 4 years, but its impact can be lessened and its progress […]
Before we start this article, some of this is not going to make sense when you look at the rest of our content. As osteopaths we regularly prescribe stretches to people who are in pain, we have lots of articles and resources recommending stretches for various conditions and symptoms, and we stretch regularly because it […]
