Conditions we treat
Clear, evidence-informed guides to common musculoskeletal conditions — what they are, warning signs to look out for, and how our clinic may be able to help.
Head & neck
Neck Pain (Mechanical / Text Neck)
Non-specific neck pain and stiffness, often from desk work, phone use or poor sleep posture. Common in students and office workers.
Cervical Radiculopathy (Trapped Nerve in the Neck)
A nerve root in the neck is irritated, causing arm pain, tingling or weakness. Most common between 40 and 60 but can affect younger adults.
Whiplash
Neck strain from a sudden back-and-forth jolt, most often in a car collision. Pain and stiffness usually appear within 24–48 hours.
Cervicogenic Headache (Neck-Related Headache)
A headache that starts in the neck and spreads to the back of the head, temple or eye. Common in desk workers and often confused with tension headache.
Acute Torticollis (Wry Neck)
Waking with a painfully stiff neck stuck to one side. Common in teens and young adults; usually settles within a week or two.
Cervical Spondylosis (Neck Wear and Tear)
Age-related changes in the neck discs and joints causing stiffness and ache. Very common over 50, and often manageable with movement and treatment.
Migraine (Neck-Related & Tension-Type Headache)
Recurring throbbing headaches, often one-sided, with light or sound sensitivity. We treat the neck, posture and muscle tension that can add to attacks, alongside your GP.
Jaw Pain & TMD (Temporomandibular Disorder)
Pain, clicking or locking of the jaw joint, often with ear-area pain and headaches. Common in young adults who clench or grind, and closely linked to neck posture.
Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Frozen shoulder is a stiff, painful shoulder where the joint capsule tightens. It most often affects people aged 40–60 and can last many months.
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy & Partial Tears
Rotator cuff tendinopathy is pain from the tendons that lift and rotate the arm, often with a painful arc. Common in gym-goers, overhead workers and over-40s.
Shoulder Impingement (Subacromial Pain Syndrome)
Shoulder impingement is pain when the tendons and bursa under the bony roof of the shoulder get irritated as you raise your arm. Common in desk workers and athletes.
Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder
Calcific tendinitis is a build-up of calcium in a rotator cuff tendon that can cause intense shoulder pain. Most common in women aged 30–60; shockwave is a commonly used option.
AC Joint Pain (Sprain & Osteoarthritis)
AC joint pain sits right on top of the shoulder where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade. It follows a fall or heavy bench press (sprain) or wear with age (OA).
Shoulder Instability & Labral Injury
Shoulder instability is a shoulder that slips, feels loose or has dislocated. Often follows a dislocation in sport or affects naturally flexible people under 30.
Biceps Tendinopathy
Biceps tendinopathy is pain at the front of the shoulder from the long biceps tendon, aggravated by lifting, curling and overhead work. Common in gym-goers and over-40s.
Elbow
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylalgia)
Tennis elbow is pain on the outer elbow from overloaded wrist-extensor tendons. Mostly affects 35–55-year-olds who grip, type or lift repetitively — not just tennis players.
Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylalgia)
Golfer's elbow is pain on the inner elbow where the wrist-flexor tendons attach. Common in climbers, weightlifters, throwers and manual workers — golf is optional.
Olecranon Bursitis (Student's Elbow)
Olecranon bursitis is a soft, fluid-filled swelling on the point of the elbow, usually from leaning on it or a knock. Common in students, desk workers and tradespeople.
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow)
Cubital tunnel syndrome is irritation of the ulnar nerve where it passes the inner elbow, causing tingling in the ring and little fingers. Common with bent-elbow habits.
Wrist & hand
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, causing tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers, often at night. Common in desk workers and pregnancy.
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis (Thumb-Side Wrist Pain)
De Quervain's is pain on the thumb side of the wrist from irritated thumb tendons. Common in new parents lifting babies and heavy phone users — hence 'mummy thumb'.
Wrist Sprain & TFCC Injury
A wrist sprain is a stretched or torn wrist ligament, usually from a fall onto the hand. Little-finger-side pain after a twist may involve the TFCC cartilage.
Thumb Base Osteoarthritis (CMC Joint)
Thumb base osteoarthritis is wear of the joint where the thumb meets the wrist, causing pain with pinching and gripping. Most common in women over 50.
Trigger Finger (Stenosing Tenosynovitis)
Trigger finger is a finger or thumb that catches, clicks or locks when bending, caused by a thickened tendon catching in its sheath. Common over 40 and in diabetes.
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
RSI is diffuse aching, burning or tiredness in the forearm, wrist and hand from prolonged keyboard, mouse or phone use. Very common in students and office workers.
Upper back
Thoracic Back Pain (Mid / Upper Back Pain)
Ache or stiffness between the neck and lower back, usually from prolonged sitting and poor desk posture. Common in students and office workers.
Rhomboid & Trapezius Strain (Shoulder-Blade Pain)
Muscle pain and knots between the shoulder blades or across the top of the shoulders, usually from desk work, stress or overuse.
Rib Joint Dysfunction (Costovertebral Pain / "Rib Out")
A sharp, localised pain beside the spine that catches on deep breaths or twisting, from an irritated rib joint. Often follows a twist, cough or awkward lift.
Postural Kyphosis (Rounded Upper Back)
An exaggerated rounding of the upper back from habitual slouching rather than bone change. Common in students and desk workers; usually improves with posture work.
Lower back
Lower Back Pain
Non-specific (mechanical) lower back pain is the most common reason people see us. It affects most adults at some point and usually responds well to movement and treatment.
Sciatica
Sciatica is pain that travels from the lower back or buttock down the back of the leg, caused by an irritated sciatic nerve root. Common in adults aged 30–60.
Lumbar Disc Herniation (Slipped Disc)
A herniated or 'slipped' disc occurs when the soft centre of a lumbar disc pushes out and irritates a nerve. Most common between 30 and 50, and most settle without surgery.
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back, causing leg pain, heaviness or numbness when walking or standing. Mostly affects people over 60.
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Pain from the sacroiliac (SI) joint is felt low in the back and buttock on one side, often worse with standing on one leg, stairs or turning in bed. Common in pregnancy and after childbirth.
Lumbar Facet Joint Pain
Facet joint pain is a localised lower back ache from the small joints at the back of the spine. Typically worse arching backwards, standing for long periods and first thing in the morning.
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips forward on the one below. It can cause lower back pain and leg symptoms in young athletes or in adults with spinal wear.
Lumbar Muscle Strain (Acute Back Spasm)
An acute lumbar strain — 'putting your back out' — is a sudden muscle or ligament injury from lifting, twisting or an awkward movement. Painful but usually short-lived.
Hip & pelvis
Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip osteoarthritis is age-related wear of the hip joint, causing groin pain and stiffness. Most common over 50 and manageable with exercise and hands-on care.
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Outer Hip Pain)
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (gluteal tendinopathy) is pain on the outer hip, worse lying on that side, climbing stairs and standing on one leg. Most common in women over 40.
Piriformis Syndrome
Piriformis syndrome is deep buttock pain from a tight piriformis muscle irritating the sciatic nerve, often worse sitting. Common in runners and desk workers.
Hip Flexor Strain
A hip flexor strain is an injury to the muscles at the front of the hip, causing pain when lifting the knee, running or standing up after sitting. Common in runners and desk workers.
Femoroacetabular Impingement (Hip Impingement)
Hip impingement (FAI) is groin pain and clicking caused by extra bone at the hip joint catching during deep bending. Typically affects active adults in their 20s and 30s.
Hamstring Tendinopathy (Sitting-Bone Pain)
Proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a deep ache at the sitting bone where the hamstrings attach, worse sitting, running uphill and stretching. Common in runners.
Knee
Knee Osteoarthritis
Age-related wear of the knee joint cartilage causing stiffness, aching and swelling. Common over 50; exercise-based physiotherapy may help you stay active.
Patellofemoral Pain (Runner's Knee)
Pain around or behind the kneecap on stairs, squatting or after sitting. Common in runners and young adults; usually responds to hip and knee strengthening.
Patellar Tendinopathy (Jumper's Knee)
Pain at the bottom of the kneecap from an overloaded patellar tendon. Common in jumping sports; treated with graded loading and, if stubborn, focused shockwave.
Meniscus Tear
A tear in the knee's cartilage cushion causing pain, clicking, swelling or locking. Traumatic in young athletes, degenerative over 40; many improve without surgery.
Knee Ligament Sprain (MCL / ACL)
Overstretched or torn knee ligaments after a twist, tackle or awkward landing. MCL sprains usually settle with rehab; ACL tears need careful assessment.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Outer Knee Pain)
Sharp outer-knee pain that starts a set distance into a run or ride. Common in runners and cyclists; managed with hip strengthening and training changes.
Pes Anserine Bursitis (Inner Knee Pain)
Tender, aching pain on the inner shin just below the knee joint, worse on stairs and at night. Common in runners, over-50s and people with knee OA.
Ankle & foot
Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Pain)
Stabbing heel pain with the first steps in the morning, caused by an overloaded plantar fascia. Common in runners, standing workers and over-40s; shockwave and orthotics may help.
Achilles Tendinopathy
Pain and stiffness in the tendon at the back of the ankle, worst in the morning and at the start of exercise. Managed with graded loading and, if persistent, shockwave.
Ankle Sprain & Recurrent Instability
A rolled ankle that stretches or tears the outer ligaments, causing swelling and bruising. Early rehab reduces the risk of it becoming a recurring, unstable ankle.
Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
Aching pain along the inner shin bone brought on by running or marching, usually after a jump in training. Managed with load changes, strengthening and orthotics.
Flat Feet & Overpronation
Low or collapsed arches that roll inward, often causing aching feet, heel, shin or knee pain. Assessed with a 3D foot scan; custom orthotics and strengthening may help.
Morton's Neuroma
Burning, tingling or 'pebble in the shoe' pain in the ball of the foot from a thickened nerve between the toes. Footwear change and orthotics often help.
Bunion Pain (Hallux Valgus)
A big toe that angles toward the others, with a painful bump on the inner foot. We offer conservative management — footwear, orthotics and exercise — not surgery.
Whole body & chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
A long-term condition of widespread pain, fatigue and poor sleep. Not curable, but graded exercise, pacing and support may help you manage symptoms and stay active.
Chronic (Persistent) Pain
Pain lasting longer than three months, often after the original injury has settled. Managed with pain education, pacing and graded activity rather than a quick fix.
Joint Hypermobility
Joints that move further than normal, causing aches, instability and recurring sprains. Managed with strengthening and movement control rather than stretching.
Desk & Office Posture Pain
Neck, shoulder, lower-back and wrist pain from long hours at a desk or laptop. Common in office workers and students; assessed with a 3D posture scan.
Sports Injuries
Sprains, strains and overuse injuries from sport or the gym. What to do in the first 72 hours, when to be seen, and how our treatment pathway gets you back to play.
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