Ever get annoyed that your bag slips off your shoulder?  If you’re fashionably opposed to using a rucksack/backpack then help is at hand with the i-stay shoulder strap. In case you didn’t see them on Dragon’s Den, the company have developed a patent-pending strap which can clip onto other bags. They also make bags of their […]

How to get your socks and shoes on with lower back pain / sciatica If you’ve ever struggled to get your socks and shoes on with back pain / sciatica, this is for you.  If you haven’t been in this situation, think yourself lucky; it may seem funny, but I can assure you it isn’t. 

If you’re looking for the best back surgeon in Edinburgh, I think I can help.  I’ve been an Edinburgh osteopath for 28 years.  I’ve written two books on lower back pain, and created an online course for lower back pain. I have devoted the better part of my career to lower back pain and sciatica treatment.  Below are a few

Put simply, yes osteopathy can make your lower back pain / sciatica worse.  But it’s rare.  The risks for osteopathy are slightly lower than the risks for chiropractic (which are low anyway). I’ve answered this question pretty thoroughly in a previous article: What’s the most common unwanted side-effect of osteopathic treatment? As an Edinburgh osteopath, I can tell

Episode 20: Relief and prevention of lower back pain and sciatica with Edinburgh Osteopath and Clinical Director, Gavin Routledge, giving a detailed answer on “How to go up and down stairs with lower back pain / sciatica”. You will learn: If you’d like a free assessment for low back pain / sciatica click the link.

 Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “How does the coronavirus vaccine make my back pain / sciatica worse?” Topics covered are: If you want much more personalized help – and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low

This is a little bit like the “How long is a piece of string?” question.  Let’s deal with the cost question first. How much should an osteopathy appointment cost? Here are a few factors to take into account when measuring the value of your osteopath’s service, rather than just his/her time. So, how much should it

The great author Iain Banks died in 2013 as a result of gall bladder cancer; his first symptom was back pain.  So, should all sufferers of lower back pain / sciatica rush off to the doc to get the once over just in case?  I can hear all the family doctors out there shouting “Noooooooooooo……”  Lower back

I was out for a gentle cycle yesterday morning with my wife.  I cycle in and out to work 4 days a week, but this was a gentler affair; enjoying a sunny morning with a complete lack of lycra.  I had just had a new rear cable fitted to the gears on my bike and

Doctors and researchers have written a lot about pain. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines it as: An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage(1).  After a long period of consultation, they’re considering changing it to: An aversive sensory