Avoid Common Christmas Injuries With the festive party season in full swing and holidays just around the corner, Osteopaths are urging everyone to take extra caution, to stay safe, injury-free and happy this Christmas. The best Christmas present you can give yourself and your family is; Your Health. Osteopaths see many common musculoskeletal conditions occurring over the Christmas [...]
Osteo & Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a common condition of older patients, considered part of the normal wear and tear of ageing. Symptoms from osteoarthritis include limited mobility (stiffness) and localised pain in the joints of the body. Osteopaths work to improve the range of motion in the affected joint, both the large functional range and the [...]
The Chin Nod Stretch 1. Lie down with a soft pillow under your neck, and with your knees bent up. 2. Gently and slowly nod your head forward as if to say ‘yes’. 3. Feel the muscles at the front of your neck. 4. Stop the nodding action just before you feel the front muscles [...]
Sciatica Sciatica is characterised by pain, numbness, and weakness in the legs. Commonly pain and numbness are located at the calf, foot, or back of the thigh. This is usually preceded for a few weeks by lower back pain. Eventually the leg pain becomes worse than the back pain. Pain can either be dull [...]
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