This year, back pain awareness week’s theme is ‘back pain among older adults’. BackCare, the organisation behind the initiative, is setting out to increase the awareness of the cause and effect of back pain in the older adult.
As with all treatment, Osteopathy can only take the patient so far before the body has to take over and be strong and flexible enough to maintain a healthy state. Katie always focuses on looking for tools to enable patients to achieve their goals and live full lives beyond the treatment room.
Anthony Brindle is our resident specialist sports injury Osteopath. An avid runner and squash player himself, Anthony enjoys treating a wide range of sports related injuries. He believes prevention reduces the risk of injury later on and is passionate about helping you achieve your fitness goals; getting you back on track should injury occur.
Wearing clothes that interrupt our normal locomotion will have an impact on our musculoskeletal system in the same way as when our lifting technique is compromised in a confined space.
Following on from my article on how to avoid becoming a chronic pain sufferer, I would like to continue that topic of pain by discussing trigger points. Firstly, remember that pain is an ‘alarm bell’ to warn you that something is wrong. It is important that pain is not ignored and that you seek early […]