Edinburgh osteopath, chiropractor or physio?
The old question... osteopath, chiropractor or physio? And as an Edinburgh osteopath I should be well-placed to answer the question. Edinburgh [...]
How long should an appointment be with an osteopath, and how much should it cost?
This is a little bit like the "How long is a piece of string?" question. Let's deal with the cost question [...]
Can manipulation make my lower back pain / sciatica worse?
In a word, yes. There are risks with pretty much any clinical intervention, and the risks from manipulation are probably well-known [...]
Back pain and heart disease
I’ve long noticed that people with heart disease seem to have stiff backs. I mean literally stiff – inflexible. Coronary arteries (the [...]
Aqua Therapy for Pain Relief
HOW MUCH DOES WATER'S BUOYANCY HELP IMPROVE YOUR LEVEL OF PAIN OR FITNESS? This is a guest post from freelance medical writer [...]
Back Pain Workshops
Lower back pain is incredibly common - you'll see from the table below that it's the leading cause of disability in the [...]
Sitting bad for 76% of lower back pain sufferers
Why is it that we're drawn to things that are bad for us? Sugar, alcohol, smoking, sitting... If "sitting" seems to [...]
Why you don’t do your exercises
If you're struggling to do your exercises for back pain (or any other exercises), is it because you don't remember to do [...]
The 3 ways to hurt your lower back
Who knew? There are really only 3 ways to damage your lower back. In this post I'll give you an overview, and [...]
The Purpose of Pain – how it relates to mechanical damage
(Please note that in this article, I’m referring to what we might term “physiological” or “healthy” pain. Some people have pain [...]