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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Sometimes symptoms in the arm and hand are actually due to a problem in the shoulder or chest. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is an example of this.

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Osteopathy, Shoulder, Arm, Hand, Head & Neck, Chest, Ribs & ThoraxFreya BaskeyfieldFlitwick Osteopathic Clinicarm, blood vessels, cervical rib, chest, cold, collarbone, compressed, compression, forearm, fracture, hand, nerve, neurological, pain, pectorals, pins and needles, posture, pulse, rib, shoulder, thoracic outlet syndrome, thorasic outlet, TOS, vascular
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The carpal tunnel is a small space in the underside of the wrist. When the contents of the tunnel becomes squashed and a nerve is irritated, you have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

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Osteopathy, Shoulder, Arm, Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, Hand, Head & NeckFreya BaskeyfieldFlitwick Osteopathic Cliniccarpel tunnel, compression, exercise, lymphoedema, median nerve, nerve, numbness, pins and needles, pregnancy, splint, swelling, trapped nerve, water retention, wrist
Neuralgia
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 LegFreya BaskeyfieldFlitwick Osteopathic Clinicchronic pain, diabetes, exercise, face, head, medication, nerve, neuralgia, pain, post herpetic, ribs, sciatica, shingles, thoracic spine, trapped nerve, trigeminal
Sciatica
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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Ankle, Hip, Lower Leg, Upper Leg, Osteopathy, Knee, Foot, Pelvis, BackFreya BaskeyfieldFlitwick Osteopathic Clinicacute pain, chronic pain, compression, disc, fracture, intervertebral, leg, muscle, nerve, pain, pelvis, pins and needles, piriformis, sciatic, sciatica, spondylolisthesis, spondylolisthetic segment
Chronic Pain
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, WristFreya BaskeyfieldFlitwick Osteopathic Clinicallodynia, chronic pain, chronic primary pain, chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, hyperalgesia, lower back, nerve, osteoarthritis, pain