Back pain

First things first – don’t panic! We’ve all known someone who’s had severe lower back pain and been confined to...

Paul Hattam

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

Paul Hattam

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

Paul Hattam

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

Paul Hattam

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

Paul Hattam

Do you need a scan at all? The musculoskeletal system is made up of many types of tissue like bone,...

Paul Hattam

Physiotherapy is the primary treatment for lower back pain. It is particularly effective in the treatment of mechanical pain, which...

Sarah Brownhill (née Crisp)

When it comes to physiotherapy and treating painful conditions then there is only one clear winner between stretching and strengthening....

Jon Grayson