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What is calcific tendinitis?

Calcific tendinitis is a very painful condition caused by the build up of calcific deposits (calcium...

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Help! My back is agony!

First things first – don’t panic! We’ve all known someone who’s had severe l...

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Spondylosis | ‘wear & tear’ of the spine

This is a word you might hear bandied about quite a lot in relation to back and neck pain. It is the...

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Spinal stenosis | what is it?

Stenosis means ‘narrowing’ and in the spine this can cause increased pressure to fall on...

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Spondylolisthesis | What is that?

Following on from our chronic back pain blog we have established that there are a number of conditio...

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‘Chronic’ back pain – can physio help?

Before we can answer the question ‘can physio help’, we need to understand what chronic ...

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Do I need a joint replacement?

This is an increasingly common question being asked by our patients. Why is this? The prevalence of ...

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What is subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS)?

As physiotherapists we see a lot of shoulder problems in clinic and, of these, there is one conditio...

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