Muscloskeletal Diagnostic Ultrasound helps reduce the guesswork in diagnosing soft tissue injuries! Clinical examination/testing is a good starting point with any assessment of an injury, but the body is an integrated machine and so no one test is accurate in diagnosing a specific injury. An example of this was a 67-year-old female patient with grumbling […]
I saw a 62-year-old male patient this morning who came looking for a steroid injection for his foot. He had pain on and off for 2 years and recently paid privately to see an orthopaedic consultant. An x-ray and MRI of the foot revealed nothing unordinary other than mild degeneration and the consultant recommended a […]
“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 […]
Tennis Elbow Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overloaded, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm. Despite its name, athletes aren’t the only people who develop Tennis Elbow. People whose jobs feature the types of motions that can lead to Tennis Elbow include […]
Shoulder Impingement At Joy Lane Clinic, Whitstable our Osteopaths and Physicians see patients with shoulder complaints almost on a daily basis. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint, keeping the head of your upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket of the shoulder. Subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) […]
Runner’s Knee There is no question that knee pain is a common complaint amongst all of us at some point in our lives, but particularly the very active who are often at risk of overuse or even injury. Our Joy Lane Clinic in Whitstable of Osteopaths, Physio Therapists and Personal Trainers work with patients frequently […]
Sciatica is a common type of pain affecting the sciatic nerve, resulting in symptoms referring from your lower back down the back of each leg and in some cases, feet. Sciatica Explainer Animation: Due to the wide variety of symptoms and possible causes, it is imperative that you seek medical advice/attention. At Joy Lane Clinic, […]
Cauda Equina Syndrome At Joy Lane Osteopathic Clinic, Whitstable we always look out for ‘red flag’ indicators that something much more concerning is occurring instead of the typical or expected back pain that we usually witness from back injuries. Recently a patient sent me their MRI report with a central disc bulge at the base […]
I often get asked “so you only treat sports injuries” or “this is a sports injury clinic so I did not think it was the right clinic for me to go to”. My answer to such questions is that basically there is no difference in the initial treatment approach to a sports person and non-sports […]