Ankle sprains are quite common (taking up 20% of athletic related injuries). You may have even had an ankle sprain sometime yourself! As an athlete, or an active individual it is incredibly useful to know how the body work s, and what causes injuries (so that you know how you can help…
What is Pubalgy? Pubalgy (pubic pain) is a common and predominantly masculine symptom. The name of this pain was not picked very wisely. This is because it refers to a pain in the pubic bone but also in the area around it. It can create pain in the perineum, toward the groin…
When Zara was a little girl, she always used to sit on one side, it just felt right whether she was eating her snack or playing with her toys. As you can see, side sitting favours a tilt in the pelvis, rotating one hip inward and the other one outward, each foot…
Adam came to the clinic complaining about tennis elbow (tendinitis in his elbow) that was extremely painful, preventing him from doing his job as a carpenter and taking care of his family–helping his wife with their newborn baby–and from doing his regular CrossFit workouts. Quite the disruption! Using my osteopathic brain, we started…
During the warmer months of the year, a lot of our patients are avid golfers and they try to make the most of it, looking forward to it for months in advance. If this is you, what a pity it is, then, when your shoulder starts to hurt in the spring! This…
Today’s article is about the significant link between your lower back and your intestines, and how back pain can actually be caused by poor gut health in many cases. As Osteopathic therapists, we are often asked how Osteopathy is different from Chiropractic, and here is an example to illustrate it: Paul came…
…and your lower back or neck doesn’t have a problem with your bedding, but it does with the holiday season! This is the time of year where osteopathic manual therapists see the most seized up lower backs and necks. And unlike the general belief, it does not come from “sleeping funny” but…
