The ACL lies in the middle of the knee joint and is one of the main stabilising ligaments of the knee, the others being the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligaments. The ACL helps control and stabilize relative femoral/ tibia (thigh/shin bone) movement. The PCL passes in the opposite direction, forming…

  When I take a patient history or catch up with a patient, I ask questions about why they have come to see me, and their medical history. I try to establish the onset of the problem. This can be a difficult issue as people tend to be very vague about the facts of the…

  As you might expect, most osteopaths see a lots of backs, necks, shoulders, knees etc in their everyday work. So patient’s frequently take the opportunity when being examined to ask, re a particular ‘lump or bump’ what do you think this is? These are frequently nothing to worry about, interesting, concerning or quite worrying,…

Mayfield, where this clinic is based, has reasonably large number of elderly residents; consequently I regularly see patients affected by Cervical Spondylosis. This is an age-related degeneration of the discs (between the vertebra) in the neck, leading to a loss of height/length of the spine. The vertebral joints can then push together, rub down and…

  Most people are only vaguely aware of ‘ribs’ aside from the very nice ‘main course’ at some of the local pubs, that is until they become dysfunctional and invariably painful. Ribs are the long-curved bones that form the thoracic cage and are made up of twelve pairs, so 24 in total (some people have…

Around three million people in this country have Osteoporosis. 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 will have a fracture mainly because of this condition. Men naturally have a higher bone density than women which is why these conditions are more prevalent in women than men. Osteoporosis is…

I used to go very regularly to Yoga which I found very beneficial and I still recommend the activity to my patients. Unfortunately with time at a premium these days, yoga has gone the way of many other things for me. Normally yoga teachers place much emphasis upon ‘breathing’ and the use of the thoracic…

  Most people in their professional and work lives develop little irritations about how certain things are presented to the public, by press and government; this is one of my mine. In recent years there have been very rapid changes in health policy, a lot of which have been good an my opinion such as…

  I am not a particularly allergic person, but I know a lot of people who are, as they form a significant part of my patient list. As a consequence, within the practice and in all patient interactions, precautions are taken to avoid any issues.   According to the website www.allergyuk.org the UK has the…

  ‘Carpal Tunnel Syndrome’ is a relatively common complaint affecting around 100 people in every 100,000 in the UK and is more frequently seen in women than men.  It is caused by pressure on the Median Nerve one of the main nerves supplying the arm and hand. The median nerve originates in the neck, passes…