My clinic has been established for 13 years and like any clinic in its infancy the owner usually works at other practices as an associate until their clinic begins to grow. From my experience working as an associate I soon realised that I did not want to build my business on a maintenance basis. […]
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that as osteopaths one of the things we look at is fine movement. What do I mean by this? Well having discussions with colleagues and other healthcare professions we seem to agree that as a whole consultants look at gross movements – for […]
I have lost count the amount of times a patient tells me that the reason for their pain is that they suffer from arthritis because the x-ray or MRI scan reports such findings. They are usually told that nothing can be done as this is an ageing process!! We as practitioners cannot cure arthritis […]
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and loss of mobility or joint function. It can greatly diminish the quality of life of sufferers, particularly when it affects small joints, such as those in the hand. What is a synovial joint? Most of the joints in the body are synovial joints. Let’s look […]