What is a rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a collection of four muscles around the shoulder that help permit the shoulder to do a wide range of motion while contributing to its stability. The four muscles that make up the rotator cuff are subscapularis, infraspinatus, teres minor, and supraspinatus, all of these muscles originate […]
To cure a frozen shoulder quickly, first, it is important to understand the condition, how it changes over time, and what treatments work best at each stage of its development. In most cases, it is a self-limiting condition that resolves completely in between 1- 4 years, but its impact can be lessened and its progress […]
Tennis elbow, or to give it it’s medical title, lateral epicondylitis, is by far the most common cause of elbow pain. It is commonly seen in athletes who use racquets, but 95% of people who have tennis elbow don’t play tennis (1). So why would you get tennis elbow? Why is it so sore? And […]
Tennis is a great summer sport, in Britain it is characterised for most of us by long summer days watching the rain fall and waiting for play to resume at Wimbledon. Although, some of us do play tennis (an ever decreasing amount though), and those who do tend mainly to be aged over 45 with […]
Sitting, we all sit more than we used to, and it’s causing us problems so much now that we see headlines such as ‘Sitting is the new smoking!!’ While being a bit melodramatic the article lays out some interesting statistics, especially the days missed by workers due to aches and pains associated with sitting in the office. […]
Why does my shoulder hurt when I lift up my arm? (common shoulder problems) Pain in the shoulder is one of the most common reasons to visit an osteopath (4). The shoulder is a complex set of structures that must work together to provide a lot of mobility and be strong and stable while performing […]