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 […]
Osteoarthritis (or OA) is a ‘wear and repair’ condition of joints. Our joints are always going through a process of wear, and repair, and sometimes this process causes changes to the shape and function of a joint. We would expect most people’s joints to change as we go through life, these are normal changes and […]
This article is intended to give our patients, current and future, an idea about what we consider treatment at our clinic. What is osteopathic treatment? Osteopathic treatment can take many forms, in its most traditional sense it is considered a set of philosophical views and manual techniques that seek to improve people’s health via their […]
Tension headaches are commonly treated by a mix of medication, identifying and avoiding triggers for the headaches, stretching and exercising the neck and shoulders, and lifestyle advice. The best course of action will depend on the type of tension headache you have and what the triggers are for the headaches. Tension-type headaches are medically described […]
