Mention the word sciatica and the most likely response from anyone who has suffered it will be ‘horrible’! And it is horrible. So what exactly is sciatica? The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body which travels down the back of the leg and calf. The symptoms...
By Physiotherapist Tracey DiMatteo When you are suffering with neck or shoulder pain, often, changes to the way you typically do things each day, or simple exercises can help. If neck or shoulder pain persists, then I recommend to get yourself looked at by a...
By Physiotherapist Tracey Di Matteo Hip replacement surgery (or total hip replacement) THR, is an operation to replace the worn out and painful ball and socket joint of the hip. In 2014-15 there were over 122,000 hip replacements in the UK alone. The procedure has...
By Physiotherapist Tracey DiMatteo When you are suffering muscular or joint pain, it can be difficult to decide which type of pain relief may help your condition. Medication can be useful to manage pain, but what should you take? There is a wealth of information on...
By Chiropractor Nick Loftus ‘I was fine and then all of a sudden I couldn’t move without pain – what did I do’? This kind of comment is all too familiar when patients arrive at the clinic suffering with back pain. Anatomically, low back pain...
