Ah the old slipped disc! I’m sure everyone’s heard this term before! It’s commonly used as a diagnosis for back pain! But just to throw a spanner in the works, did you know that the disc doesn’t actually slip? What? But I know loads of people who’ve slipped a disc…...
By Chiropractor Nick Loftus When a female patient arrives in the treatment room, suffering with neck and shoulder pain, I invariably see them bring a heavy looking handbag with them. When I ask if I can just lift the said bag up to see how heavy it is – their...
By Chiropractor Nick Loftus Just today, I had a female patient who has said she’d rather give birth again than have another episode of sciatica (leg pain often associated with disc-related back pain). And she is not the first patient to have said that! Back pain can...
When you are suffering any sort of muscular or skeletal pain, it can be difficult to know what kind of treatment you need. In particular understanding the differences between chiropractic and physiotherapy – and which one will be best suited to you. How do you know...
