Long term wear and tear after playing sports, compounded by multiple operations that didn’t make a significant difference . . . it’s easy to feel that there’s no route forward. Often, by the time people get to me they feel like they have “seen everyone” and are left in pain. One of the best things that I get to do is help people find a route forward so they can…
One of the most important points about clinical medicine is proof. No therapy or medication can be used on a patient without conclusive evidence that it works and that it causes no harm (or at least that the benefits outweigh the potential negatives). I am a clinically, classically trained physiotherapist and, sometimes, a little old school. And scientific proof that a treatment works is hugely important to me. I spend…
As one of the many options that I offer my patients is orthotics or prescription insoles, I’m often informed by my patients that “they won’t work as I have one leg shorter than the other”. To which I reply as nicely as possible, “I doubt it! Did they check you?”. The answer is No depressingly often. True leg length discrepancy is rare, but what is common is a tilted pelvis…
As one of the many options that I offer my patients is orthotics or prescription insoles, I’m often informed by my patients that “they won’t work as I have one leg shorter than the other”. To which I reply as nicely as possible, “I doubt it! Did they check you?”. The answer is No depressingly often. True leg length discrepancy is rare, but what is common is a tilted pelvis…
The greatest thing about doing a show like the Over 50’s Show at the beginning of the month is the opportunity and time to speak to lots of new patients. To find out what people are actually interested in and what their questions are. The downside to being so passionate and involved in what I do is that I don’t always see things from the same perspective as my…
Gardening has to be one of the quintessential British pastimes. And while the heat and dryness here make it quite different from the “green and pleasant land” in the UK it is certainly easier to spend time outside. But rolling lawns and terrace pots require physical work. Those gorgeous terracotta pots weigh a tonne when empty! Put soil and a plant in them and you can feel like you need…
The knee is the largest joint in the body and one of the most complex having 4 bones, more than 20 muscles each with a tendon, 4 major ligaments as well as many little ones, and at least 3 layers of cartilage. Here is an A-Z of everything you need to know about the knee Arthroscopy An operation to “clean” inside the knee joint. Only about a 3% success rate but…