The Danger in Confidence

I bet you can think of someone like this…It is the person who is so very confident in their ideas or opinions that they are incapable (or perhaps unwilling) to see that there may in fact be flaws in their perspective. Don’t…

If it is working, go all in

Such simple advice, but why don't we all follow it? Be it in the clinical setting, in business or in life, far too often we change course or try something new when the thing we were doing was already working so well for us. It's easy…

A Problem well stated is a problem half solved.

In my experience, often the best and fastest way to a solution is to first get clear about the “real” goal.I say “real” because the first stated goal or the one that seems most obvious is not always the true one. For example, a patient…

Managing lateral hip pain

Following on from last week's email about the Lateral hip pain. This week we will take a look at the management. One of the key components to successful management is education. Educating our patients about potential contributors to…

Lateral hip pain

Lateral hip pain is very common and debilitating source of pain. There are multiple pathologies associated with anatomical structures of the lateral hip including: 👉 Gluteal tendinopathy👉 Proximal ITB syndrome👉 External…

Your back is not out!!!

Ok, this is potentially going to upset a few people... Mostly because what we are discussing today will go against some long held beliefs of many practitioners and their patients. The old "structural" model of understanding in relation…

Demonising the tilt: Is pelvic posture misconceived and misinterpreted?

I’ve been told I have back pain because I have an anterior pelvic tilt… Is there really a causal relationship between pelvic tilt and pain? Let’s start this with an example... 2 patients walk into a clinic. The first one…

Running Injuries

It has got to be the simplest, most accessible, yet frustrating sport known to human-kind. Yep, running… You either love it or you hate it. For me, it was a deep passion for almost 20 years and now is something that I have learned to…

Overservicing patients

Are you guilty of this❓ I’m likely to get a few people off side with this article, but it is something that needs to be shared.Overservicing our patients is a problem for so many reasons, and we can fall into this trap in a number…

I have Sciatica...

What does that even mean?! Sciatica is a symptom that may be originating from a plethora of pathophysiological causes. Firstly, we should consider that the layman may understand sciatica as ANY pain that is referred into the leg, and…

Do you take ownership?

Would you agree with this...? Assuming responsibility in any given situation can be a frightening proposition because that responsibility requires you to be accountable to the outcome being sought. What "taking ownership" means? For…

Shoulder pain: The influence of imaging and diagnostic labels

How often does a patient present to you in clinic with an imaging report ordered by a GP, (or other practitioner) But the practitioner has not taken the time to go through the report and educate the patient on what it means using normalising…