“all the three professions work similarly so it doesn’t matter who you see as long as the end result is achieved.” This is a question I am often asked, and I understand why people are unsure. I often see people for back pain and during the treatment they will say they saw a physio for […]
How to beat NHS waiting lists NHS waiting lists are growing by the day. And anyone who’s experienced pain in their body knows that this waiting time is not only conducive to recovery, it can also impact every aspect of your life. I’ve had numerous patients who’ve gone down the NHS route only to find […]
Normally I have to inject my left knee with ostenil (joint lubricant) once per year around Christmas due to arthritic changes but so far I have not had to do it this year. The reason is I have been using joint care supplements that are of excellent quality. […]
Recently I have returned from a family holiday in Tenerife and although the kids had a great time, myself and the Missus did suffer a bit with our backs and necks as the beds in the hotel were too soft and the pillows paper thin. Needless to say we are home and getting some treatment […]
Often after an initial treatment it is not uncommon to experience a treatment reaction which can normally last between 1 to 3 days whereby you may experience soreness and tiredness. On some occasions patients report that they actually felt worse the day after treatment than when they presented. This is a normal part of the […]
Just yesterday I had a 33 year old gentleman present with low back pain which he gets periodically from time to time and of no apparent reason. Upon taking his case history it became evident that he laid a sedentary lifestyle in that he did no form of exercise whatsoever. He basically sat on […]
Recently I was in a shop where I bumped into a patient who I had been treating for neck and shoulder pain which she had had for years but which was now very much improved. She informed me that she began to suffer knee pain and that she went to her GP who said that […]
Recently we have been getting a lot of requested for advice by telephone, email and facebook. Now don’t get me wrong, I am all for giving advice but at the end of the day nothing can substitute taking down a case history and performing a clinic examination in order to obtain a working diagnosis. For […]
As a practitioner I have very few people who I see on a maintenance basis as my motto is: Find it, Fix it & leave it alone. What do I mean by this? Well when I started out I worked as an associate in other clinics and I would often incur DNA’s on a regular […]
In the past week we have seen 2 people who have had a history of low back pain which has not resolved. They have been down the GP route, had NHS physiotherapy and been to an orthopedic consultant for facet joint injections which had given short term relief. Basically on examining both people were not […]