Lower Back Pain
pain in the lower back
Pain between the ribs and the legs. Common, rarely dangerous, and generally responsive to movement and strengthening.
Conditions we treat
Every condition page explains what the problem is, what it feels like, when it needs medical attention rather than physiotherapy, and the treatments we use for it, at both clinics.
Draft, not published
This page has its structure, its confirmed facts and its place in the navigation, but the
clinical copy is not written. It carries noindex and stays out of the sitemap
until a clinician writes and signs off the content. Nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
Blocked until answered:
- The hub's own opening copy. Every group and condition page below has approved-draft copy; this page does not, and nothing has been invented to fill it.
- The full condition list. The Conditions menu shows six per group with "All conditions", implying more exist. docs/11-service-condition-map.md, still outstanding.
Start here
Three groups, by where it hurts
Pick the region that matches your symptoms. Each group page compares the conditions inside it, because several of them feel similar and telling them apart is what decides the treatment.
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Sciatica
pain down the back of the leg
Pain along the sciatic nerve, through the buttock and down the leg. A symptom with a cause, usually in the lower back.
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Slipped Disc
The everyday name for a disc bulge or herniation. Discs do not slip, and a bulge on a scan is not automatically the cause of your pain.
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Neck Pain
Several different problems produce similar-feeling neck pain. Working out which one you have is what determines the treatment.
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Spondylosis
age-related wear in the spine
Age-related change in the spine, very common on scans of people with no symptoms at all. The structure does not reverse; the symptoms often improve.
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Cervicogenic Headache
headache coming from the neck
A headache generated in the cervical spine and felt in the head. Identifiable by pattern, and testable in an assessment.
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Frozen Shoulder
Loss of shoulder movement in every direction, including when someone else moves your arm. Slow, and staged.
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Knee Pain
Front, side, deep or below the kneecap. Where and when it hurts is what tells the causes apart.
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Tennis Elbow
pain on the outside of the elbow
A tendon problem at the outside of the elbow, far more often from work and gripping than from sport.
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Plantar Fasciitis
pain under the heel, worst on the first steps of the day
The commonest cause of heel pain. A tissue-loading problem, which is why it responds to loading rather than to rest.
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Ankle Sprain
twisted ankle
A ligament injury that heals faster than the balance and control it takes away. That gap is why sprains recur.
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Heel Pain
Under the heel, behind it, or around the sides. The location and the timing are what separate the causes.
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ACL Tear & Knee Ligament Injury
knee ligament injury
A twisting or pivoting injury to the knee's stabilising ligaments. The rehabilitation determines the outcome more than the surgical decision does.
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Hamstring Strain
pulled hamstring
A tear at the back of the thigh, with one of the highest reinjury rates in sport. Strength at long muscle lengths is what changes that.
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Rotator Cuff Injury
shoulder tendon injury
Tendinopathy through to full-thickness tears in the four muscles that stabilise the shoulder. A tear on a scan is not automatically the cause.
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Shin Splints
shin pain in runners
Pain along the inner shin in runners. A load problem that can progress toward a stress fracture if it is worked through.
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Achilles Tendinopathy
Achilles tendon pain
Pain and stiffness in the Achilles tendon. Mid-portion and insertional behave differently, and the distinction changes the programme.
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Meniscus Tear
knee cartilage tear
A tear in the knee's load-spreading cartilage. Acute traumatic tears and degenerative ones behave differently and are managed differently.
18 conditions across 3 groups. Counts are derived from the navigation data, not typed in. The clinic has not confirmed whether the list ends here, docs/11-service-condition-map.md.
Not on the list?
Tell us where it hurts
We see a great deal more than the conditions listed here. If yours is not on the list, book an assessment or call either clinic, and if we are not the right people we will say so and point you to someone who is.
Monday – Saturday 9 AM – 9 PM · Sunday & public holidays 10 AM – 5 PM
