15.  Relief and prevention of lower back pain and sciatica with Clinical Director and Edinburgh osteopath Gavin Routledge, answering the question “Why does  back pain / sciatica affect appetite?” You will learn: Don’t  forget to use our free online assessment for lower back pain / sciatica to work out which exercises are best for the relief of your pain.

In a word, yes.  There are risks with pretty much any clinical intervention, and the risks from manipulation are probably well-known and established, given that there have been manipulative therapists of one type or another around for over a 100 years. The most common unwanted effect of manipulation is just feeling a bit more sore

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “Can the coronavirus make my back pain or sciatica worse?” You will learn: Remember, the symptoms of coronavirus / COVID-19 are If you’d like a personal online consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Back Specialist Near Me If you’ve been searching the term “back specialist near me“, and you’re in Edinburgh, you’re in luck.  If you’re specifically looking for a “Lower back pain specialist in Edinburgh” click to link through to my article on this. It’ll give you a guide as to what to look for. Alternatively, if

To my knowledge there is only one clinic providing IDD therapy for lumbar disc problems in Edinburgh.  And yet IDD has been around for the best part of 20 years (20 in the USA, but over 10 years in the UK).  Why is this?  Does IDD actually work?  As an Edinburgh osteopath, let me expand… Why isn’t

Exercise can be painful and pleasurable at the same time – at least it can be for me (that’s not me in the picture). Pushing your body to the limits can be uncomfortable – and exhilarating.  We hear about “the runner’s high”, the “buzz” from a great gym session. For some people it’s just painful – there’s

Before giving my view on the best yoga instructors in Edinburgh for lower back pain / sciatica, it´s important to state that (at time of writing) we have no financial relationship with any of the instructors mentioned here.  However, I do know them – otherwise I wouldn´t feel qualified to comment on their knowledge/approach.  Also, for

active-x – How and when did you first stumble on track cycling? Jenny – I had a slightly unusual introduction to track cycling. I was actually a judo player for about 18 years and fought for Scotland and GB as a junior and senior player. After all those years of hard graft I decided to take

Did you ever want to see what your spine is really up to?  How it moves, and why it sometimes goes wrong?  Whether you suffer low back pain or not, a digital spinal assessment is our equivalent of your annual dental check up.  Read on to see how international Lacrosse player Ailsa Stott rated the experience… Lacrosse is a

32: Edinburgh spinal surgeon (Neurosurgeon) Mr Ioannis Fouyas is interviewed by Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge. Topics covered include: If you’d like to screen yourself for the “Red Flags” mentioned in the interview, you can do so with our free lower back pain and sciatica assessment tool (it’s a chatbot).  The bot will also send you relevant advice and exercises.