Sciatica in Pregnancy
Pregnancy asks a lot of the body, bringing major hormonal and mechanical shifts. The pelvis and lower back take the brunt of the mechanical changes
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Trigger Points
Sometimes you might find a “knot” in a muscle, which feels better when you massage it. Other times, pressing into the knot causes a strange pain somewhere else. This might be a trigger point.
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Osteopathy , Ankle , Arm , Back , Chest , Elbow , Foot , Forearm , Hand , Head & Neck , Hip , Jaw , Knee , Lower Back , Pelvis , Ribs & Thorax , Shoulder , Upper Leg , Wrist , Lower Leg Freya Baskeyfield 21 April 2021 Flitwick Osteopathic Clinic exercise , fibromyalgia , knot , massage , pain , referred pain
Piriformis Syndrome
Although all cases of sciatica are caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve, not all cases come from the back. The piriformis muscle is a small muscle that sits deep in the buttock.
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Minor Sports Injuries
Some sports injuries need a little bit of help to recover, and others can be prevented before they even start.
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Osteopathy , Ankle , Arm , Back , Chest , Elbow , Foot , Forearm , Hand , Head & Neck , Hip , Jaw , Knee , Lower Back , Lower Leg , Pelvis , Ribs & Thorax , Shoulder , Upper Leg , Wrist Freya Baskeyfield 10 February 2021 Flitwick Osteopathic Clinic dislocation , exercise , inflammation , injuries , joint , knee cap , ligaments , massage , physiotherapy , quadriceps , rehabilitation , rotator cuff , shoulder , sports , sprain , strengthening , swelling
Aches and Pains
Sometimes we all experience vague aches and pains, and often we can just wait them out. But other times they can be more persistent, and instead of getting better, they get worse.
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Osteopathy , Ankle , Arm , Back , Chest , Elbow , Foot , Forearm , Hand , Head & Neck , Hip , Jaw , Knee , Lower Back , Lower Leg , Pelvis , Ribs & Thorax , Shoulder , Upper Leg , Wrist Freya Baskeyfield 27 January 2021 Flitwick Osteopathic Clinic arthritis , chronic pain , exercise , headache , massage , neck , pain , physiotherapy , posture , rehabilitation , relax , strengthening
Neuralgia
Neuralgia is nerve pain, which may come from a “trapped nerve” like sciatica . Other times, it may be caused by an illness.
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Osteopathy , Head & Neck , Arm , Elbow , Forearm , Wrist , Hand , Hip , Foot , Lower Back , Pelvis , Jaw , Back , Ribs & Thorax , Chest , Shoulder , Lower Leg , Upper Leg Freya Baskeyfield 13 January 2021 Flitwick Osteopathic Clinic chronic pain , diabetes , exercise , face , head , medication , nerve , neuralgia , pain , post herpetic , ribs , sciatica , shingles , thoracic spine , trapped nerve , trigeminal
Sciatica
Sciatica is a specific kind of leg pain. It is only caused by the sciatic nerve, and so it can only be felt along the route of the nerve. That is from the buttock, into the back of the thigh, and down the back and front of the calf.
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Chronic Pain
When pain remains after 3-6 months, we consider it to be chronic. Your osteopath’s job is to help you unpick the factors that led to it.
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Osteopathy , Ankle , Arm , Back , Chest , Elbow , Foot , Forearm , Hand , Head & Neck , Hip , Jaw , Knee , Lower Back , Lower Leg , Pelvis , Ribs & Thorax , Shoulder , Upper Leg , Wrist Freya Baskeyfield 4 November 2020 Flitwick Osteopathic Clinic allodynia , chronic pain , chronic primary pain , chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain , fibromyalgia , hyperalgesia , lower back , nerve , osteoarthritis , pain
Lower Back Pain
One of the most common complaints patients see osteopaths for is lower back pain. There are a number of potential causes that are not serious or dangerous to you beyond the pain.
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