Back Pain
Osteopathy is a method of treatment, the spine, muscles and joints are looked at from a postural, mechanical and structural standpoint.
Successful rehabilitation is a shared and established goal of treatment with David.
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Sciatica
Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis.
• What is irritating the root of the nerve, causing the pain.
• Treatment of sciatica or sciatic symptoms will often be different, depending upon the underlying cause of the symptoms.
• It may occur after prolonged squatting, immobility, pregnancy, or fractures or dislocation of the hip joint.
Disc Pain
- Discs can bulge, herniate, collapse and even rupture.
- Accidents or lifting are common ways of causing a disc injury.
- The injured disc can compress the spinal cord and nerves and produce pain in the local area and areas distant from the site of the problem.
-Frequently severe pain may radiate into one buttock, down the thigh and calf and into the foot. (Sciatica NB Sciatica is a symptom not a diagnosis. It means pain radiating down the leg, why is this?)
-Tingling and numbness may be felt in the calf and foot of one leg. There may also be weakness in one foot.
A professional should always diagnose a condition, when one experiences severe back pain, for more than 2-3 days.
Sacroiliac Joint
Typical cases of sacroiliac pain behave similarly to many other lower back pain and sciatica conditions.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Diagnosis
David as your Osteopath is qualified and experienced in the diagnosis of this physical problem, which unfortunately occurs regularly effecting many of the other lower back tissues.
Everyone has a different body, different routine and slightly different cause of back pain.
- Pain in the back, buttocks and legs is common. Tingling, numbness, sciatica and weakness in the back, buttocks and legs are also present.
- A combination of neurological symptoms, is often experienced, by the majority of patients.
- Pain can be irritated with activity, getting up from sitting, changing position and many other factors.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Diagnosis
David as your Osteopath is qualified and experienced in the diagnosis of this physical problem, which unfortunately occurs regularly effecting many of the other lower back tissues.
Everyone has a different body, different routine and slightly different cause of back pain.
Best Care
Everyone will have different needs and a different level of ability.
An Osteopathic assessment with David and he will be able to point you in the right direction.
Spinal manipulation is effective for low back pain (BEAM trial, 2004)
Government guidelines recommend osteopathy for persistent low back pain (NICE, 2009)
Osteopathy is possibly effective for infantile colic (Hayden 2006)
An Osteopathic assessment with David and he will be able to point you in the right direction.
- Back pain sufferers are often advised to exercise and keep moving.
- But how do you know what is the most suitable form of exercise for your particular problem?
- Should you jog, swim or do Pilates?
- Are certain stretches useful, relevant or likely to cause more pain?
- David having trained in rehabilitation,
- remedial pilates and having a detailed understanding of anatomy as your Osteopath,
- is able to work with you to recommend the most appropriate exercises.
Spinal manipulation is effective for low back pain (BEAM trial, 2004)
Government guidelines recommend osteopathy for persistent low back pain (NICE, 2009)
Osteopathy is possibly effective for infantile colic (Hayden 2006)
Rehabilitation
There is no doubt that treatment is successful in alleviating pain, however as a professional Osteopath, David recognizes that patients require support to prevent relapse.
Preventative education is provided further too his detailed understanding, using rehabilitation retraining.
By using appropriate training modalities to encourage/challenge the posture, nervous system and musculo skeletal system he can facilitate your body to become well balanced for daily functional movement and more.
Rehabilitation sessions are tailor made to your requirements, enabling full recovery of movement, power & control.
David provides optimal clinical management integrating your motor & sensory function.
Successful rehabilitation is a shared and established goal of treatment with David.
Assesment
An Osteopathic assessment with David and he will be able to point you in the right direction.
As a consequence of the assessment;
- Back pain sufferers are often advised to exercise and keep moving.
- But how do you know what is the most suitable form of exercise for your particular problem? Should you jog, swim or do Pilates?
- Are certain stretches useful, relevant or likely to cause more pain?
As a consequence of the assessment;
- David your Osteopath will be able to treat the current discomfort/pain through gentle manipulative treatment &
Acupuncture
. - Also being in a position to note how your body will respond to exercise.
- That is, which areas may need stretching or strengthening, and which form of exercise may be the most suitable to cause your body least strain and most gain.
An assessment can be very beneficial if you have been suffering from pain for a while, or have recently had a baby, or are about to take up or change an exercise regime.
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