Does exercise affect my discs?
Have you ever been told that sit ups are bad for your back? Or that deadlifting will damage your discs! Your spine is a series of joints, where two vertebral bodies (bones) are connected by an intervertebral disc. These discs are made up of two parts, the nucleus pulposus, which is an inner fluid, and […]
Fractures – everything you need to know
When we suffer a broken bone, we often get told to keep weight off it…. protect it…. 6 weeks until normality resumes…….. But what actually happens? So in this blog we are going to explain: 1) What happens when you fracture a bone? 2) How do fractures happen? 3) What are the clinical features of […]
Have you woken up with a sudden pain in the neck and struggle to move your head?
“Wry neck”, or “torticollis“, is a very common neck condition which can be quite debilitating as it causes severe pain with just the smallest neck movements. It is estimated that approximately 70% of the population experience an episode of neck pain at some point in their lives with it typically occuring in young people between […]