Catherine is our resident osteopath at George Morris Physiotherapy Wigan. We are often asked what is the difference between and osteopath and a chiropractor. Based on what we’ve read, is there any difference? Does it matter which you should see? Well, let’s look at some differences Chiropractors Chiropractors aim to help with […]
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Lots of things could cause pain down the back of the leg: hips, facet joints, discs, lumps and bumps, endometrial plaques, vascular disease—even, sometimes, on very rare occasions, our friend the piriformis. True lumbar radicular pain, caused by an injury to a lumbar nerve root, is just one among many. 1. backside hurts There is
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Exercises to help ease a stiff and painful area in the upper back for people who work at a desk all day. Lye on your front and position your arms out to the side at a 90-degree angle then straighten them above your head. Lye on your stomach, splay your arms out straight to the
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Acupuncture is derived from ancient Chinese medicine but is used clinically by our physiotherapist & osteopath to help with both acute and chronic pain relief. Conventional acupuncture involves single-use sterilised needles of various widths, lengths, and metals to pierce the skin at particular trigger points on your body. A trigger point is a tight area
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VOLUME 5/ISSUE 1 JAN 2023 Catherine our resident osteopath in Wigan explains POPPING OR SLIPPING RIB SYNDROME The rib cage There are twelve ribs located bilaterally from the thoracic spine to the sternum. Seven ribs connect directly to the sternum, three ribs attach via a common cartilage to the sternum and two ribs are
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JOINT pain tends to be associated with arthritis, however it could easily be a sign of nerve damage. Discomfort, soreness and aches can be attributed to arthritis, but nerve pain “can feel like a deep ache, burning pain, shooting pain that sometimes feels sharp”. One of the telling signs of nerve pain is: “Occasionally the
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