“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 […]
Tag Archives: Osteoathritis
Whitstable Joy Lane Clinic can help with Tennis Elbow
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 […]
EXERCISE FOR LOW BACK PAIN
The human body is not designed to be sedentary. In this modern era of technology more and more manual jobs are being taking over by machinery and so individuals are sitting either at a desk or operating a machine. Couple this with poor sitting posture and you then increase the likelihood of developing a back […]
Sciatica – Not a Diagnosis
I have lost count over the years the amount of times that a patient has told me that they have sciatica. Sciatica is not a diagnosis but a symptom. Another structure is compressing on the sciatic nerve which causes the leg pain. Such structures could be a disc bulge, a degenerative disc, an inflamed joint […]
Diagnostic scanning – “The Gold Standard”
To most they perceive that an ultrasound or MRI scan is needed to diagnose their condition and in some instances this is well the case. However scanning does not replace a clinical examination as often it is the clinical examination that will then lead the practitioner to referring for a scan. What do […]
Marathon Season
Yes it’s that time of year when training begins in earnest for the Brighton and London marathons. Already I have seen 4 patients who have begun to have issues as they ramp up their training. One has tendonitis in the foot, another has a hamstring issue which is due partly to the pelvis rotating but […]
Muscloskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS)
MSKUS is a safe non-invasive therapy that is used to help diagnose sprains, strains, tears, and other soft tissue conditions. At Joy Lane clinic we offer this service and also when necessary perform ultrasound guided injections. This past week we have done guided injections on a shoulder for subacromial bursitis, a knee for suprapatellar bursitis […]
Osteopaths Treat More Than You Think!
Recently I was treating a lady who I see for back and neck issues when she said to me that she had gone elsewhere for a shoulder problem. When I asked her why she said she didn’t think it was a joint issue!! I informed her in the nicest possible way that osteopaths don’t treat […]
Working Whilst Travelling
I have just come back from New Zealand where I was following the British & Irish Lions tour. It was a great experience which I will never forget and although I was on holidays I could not ignore someone who was in pain. On the bus from Auckland to Rotorua I noticed a lady who […]
CORE STABILITY
Recently I treated a young woman for low back pain who was having problems for some time. After 2 treatments her mechanics were working normally whereby she could achieve full range of movement in all planes of movement but she still reported back ache. What was the problem? Her core stability was in a shocking […]