by B&HC | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog, Exercise, Injury, Latest News, osteopathy, rehab
What is a Bulging Disc? A bulging disc injury is a common spine injury sustained to your spine’s intervertebral disc. It can occur in your lumbar spine (lower back), thoracic spine (upper and mid-back) or your cervical spine (neck). A bulging disc can commonly...
by B&HC | Jan 29, 2019 | Blog, Exercise, Injury, Latest News, osteopathy, rehab
What is the Psoas muscle? Let’s start off by talking about where the Psoas muscle is and what it does. The Psoas muscle group is one of your major hip flexors. Psoas Major attaches to each of the 5 vertebrae in your lower back then travels down and attaches itself to...
by B&HC | Jan 24, 2019 | Exercise, Injury, Latest News, osteopathy, rehab
The common “lumbar disc is out” diagnosis, we hear it all the time, is it out? most of the time no its not and we can’t really push it back in with manipulation. So what is it? It’s probably most likely to be a facet sprain. What is a...
by B&HC | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Injury, osteopathy, rehab
What is Myalgia? The most common source of myalgia (or muscle pain) is a muscle strain due to overstretching. A muscle strain may also be referred to as a pulled muscle or a muscle tear. Muscle strains are the most common cause of lower back pain. People with poor...
by B&HC | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog, Injury, Latest News, osteopathy, rehab
Do you know what is plantar fascitis? Have you ever heard this term? Maybe you haven´t but you have felt or know someone who has had this uncomfortable condition. Plantar fascitis causes a lot of pain in the bottom of the heel; it’s one of the most frequent causes of...
by B&HC | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog, home-news, Injury, News, osteopathy, rehab
It’s an ongoing debate, and a question that, as an Osteopath, I get asked almost every day! When should you use ice, and when should you use heat? And for how long? There is so much confusion surrounding the topic, the truth is, much more study is needed before a...
