Arthritis

Arthritis Arthritis or osteoarthritis, are words which needlessly scare many into believing they’re over the hill, or that there’s little or nothing that can be done to alleviate their discomfort. Thankfully, for many of our clients this is rarely true. Arthritis is...

Knee problems

ITB & outer thigh issues Is your mobility being affected?  Favouring one leg? Knee pain can be caused by a number of conditions, many of which can be relieved without surgery. In other cases, intervention will be necessary. In either event, we can identify the...

ITB & outer thigh issues

ITB & outer thigh issues The ITB is a common source of irritation in both athletic individuals (such as runner s& cyclists) and the not so athletic! Typical symptoms include a deep tooth-ache like pain on the outside of the thigh.  This will often wake you up...

Hip Pain

Hip Pain Does any of this sound familiar?  Groin, buttock or inner thigh pain, especially with weight bearing movements? Painful clicking in the groin? Pain when going up stairs, vacuuming, walking or getting in and out of the car? Tenderness over the hips on either...

Sciatica

Sciatica Is it really sciatica? Not all pain down the leg is sciatica, but as it’s about the only cause of leg pain most people have heard about, it’s often what they most commonly self diagnose as the reason for their pain.  In this respect it’s...

Testicular self examination

Testicular self examination Why bother? Because you’d be stupid not to!  Although testicular cancer is rare in teenagers, overall it is the most common testicular cancer in males between the ages of 15 and 35!  The good news is that it is almost always curable...