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Self Help

 We have written several articles designed at helping patients understand more about musculoskeletal conditions and pain.  We hope that you will find these informative.  Further links to organisations which provide helpful information and advice are given in the “Links” section of our website.  

 

Clinic Articles:  (Click on the title of the article to read)

Self Help Measures After a Minor Musculoskeletal Injury

(Whilst basic first aid/self help measures are widely known and available on other websites, we feel that it is appropriate to repeat the principles here) 

 

A Brief Insight into the Causes and Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions (This article is currently being updated and will be available soon)

(This short article aims to provide a basic overview of the prevalence and  causes of musculoskeletal conditions as well as insight into various management options. We also outline what we feel are important principles when choosing a practitioner)

 

Understanding Pain

(Pain is very common but tends to be poorly explained to patients. Here we look at various aspects of pain and in particular, the difference between acute and chronic pain)

 

Understanding the Role of Nutrition in Musculoskeletal Health (This article is currently being updated and will be available soon)

(Most of us will have been told that obesity creates a lot of stress through weightbearing joints.  However, good nutrition for musculoskeletal health involves so much more than maintaining a healthy weight. To quote the saying “We are what we eat”, our food choices play a huge role in musculoskeletal health. Here we explore what the research shows.)

 

Understanding the Role of Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health (This article is currently being updated and will be available soon)

(Declining muscle mass and bone density is a part of the ageing process, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing we can do about this.  This article explores the role of exercise in helping to preserve, maintain and strengthen your musculoskeletal health)

 

Understanding the Role of Medication in Pain (This article is currently being updated and will be available soon)

(Whilst many musculoskeletal conditions can be treated without the need for medication, this is the treatment area where we come across the most misconceptions about what pain medicines actually do. This article is designed to explain how pain medication can play a helpful role as part of the management of some musculoskeletal conditions) 

 

Other modalities currently being looked at for Musculoskeletal Health (This article is currently being updated and will be available soon)

(This article touches on other interesting modalities such as “Photobiomodulation” which are being researched for the treatment of various musculoskeletal disorders)

 

Musculoskeletal Health whilst Working From Home

(Hybrid or remote working is much more common than it used to be, but for those of us who spend a lot of our time in a desk-based capacity, ensuring that our home-based workstations are optimally set up for our musculoskeletal health is very important. Poor workstation set up places abnormal and sustained stress on our musculoskeletal systems, which can lead to pain and dysfunction)

 

We hope that you have found these articles helpful.



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