Tips to help you look after yourself during the festive period
It’s important to look after ourselves over the winter and be active as the miserable weather sets in and our bodies begin to…
November 29, 2018
Essential Osteopathy Blog
Below you will find a number of blog articles covering a number of subjects about and related to Osteopathy and Osteopathic treatment of various conditions and symptoms from back and neck pain to ankle strains, frozen shoulder, knee pain and more…Use the ‘Search this site‘ box at the bottom right of every page to find particular articles or pages on specific conditions or information of interest.
We hope you find the articles useful and informative. All feedback is gratefully received.
Ankle, achilles & foot pain
The ankle and foot complex is a combination of interconnected small bones linked together by muscles, ligaments and fascia…
November 29, 2018
Prolapsed or ‘slipped’ disc in the back
There are lots of terms used for problems associated with the discs in your back including ‘slipped disc’, ‘ruptured disc’,…
November 29, 2018
Essential Osteopathy – Youtube channel exercise and stretching videos
Click here to go to my You Tube channel where I have added a number of videos showing you how to do exercises and stretches to…
August 27, 2018
Sports injuries of the shoulder
Patients often present with problems in the shoulder area that start with microscopic muscle tears and strains as a response to…
August 23, 2018
Osteopathy and Headaches
Many people visit the Essential Osteopathy clinic to seek relief from headaches. Headaches can often be caused by increased…
August 23, 2018
Cranial Osteopathy – treating babies
There are a number of reasons why parents bring their babies to treated by a Cranial Osteopath like Fiona McIntosh at Essential…
August 23, 2018
Knee pain
I am recapping (please excuse the pun) on the subject of knee pain as I so frequently have patients coming in for treatment of…
April 6, 2018
Workstation set-up
Quite a number of my desk-working patients are presenting to me with back, neck and other problems such as tennis elbow because…
April 6, 2018
Osteopathic management of patients during pregnancy
I regularly treat pregnant women with a variety of symptoms ranging from low to mid back pain to pelvic girdle pain (including…
April 5, 2018
Back pain
As the leading cause of work-related absence in the UK, back pain is having a major impact on us on both a personal and societal…
November 15, 2017
