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Postural Advice

Posture is the way in which somebody holds his or her body. Our practitioners can guide you in how best to manage your posture with the aim of reducing stress on the body and minimising aches, pains and injury.

Conditions treated with Postural Advice

Poor posture at work can lead to chronic pain. Ergonomics is the study of how a workplace and the equipment used there can best be utilised for comfort, efficiency, safety, and productivity. Postural assessment and correction often form a component of your physiotherapy, osteopathy or chiropractic assessment and treatment.

It is very important that you follow any postural advice given if you wish to see good long-term gains and make the best of your therapy sessions.

Costochondritis

Costochondritis is the medical term for inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the chest (sternum). Inflammation is the body’s natura...

Discogenic Low Back Pain

Discogenic back pain is caused by one or more of the intervertebral discs. It accounts for 39% of chronic low back pain. The intervertebral discs have...

Degenerative Disc Disease

Disc degeneration is one of the most common cause of back pain. Disc degeneration involves a structural, functional, mechanical, nutritional and chemi...

Thoracic Back Pain

The thoracic spine connects with the cervical spine above and the lumbar spine at the base of the spine and is attached to the rib cage. Thoracic back...

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis occurs due to the abnormal narrowing of the space in the spinal canal, which can be caused by either bony or soft tissue encroachment....

Slipped Disc

This is also called a prolapsed disc, herniated disc or disc protrusion. A disc is made up of a softer centre, and a tough fibrous external ring. In s...

Sciatica

Sciatica is pain that radiates from the lower back, through the buttocks and down the back of the leg – following the course of the sciatic nerve. It ...

Sacroiliac Joint Pain / SI Joint Pain

The sacroiliac joints connect the sacrum (the wedge-shaped bone at the bottom of the spine) to the iliac bones (the two bones that make up the pelvis)...

Post Hip Replacement Pain

Hip replacements are amongst the most successful orthopaedic surgical procedures for arthritic hips, but not everyone is pain free after the procedure...

Neck Pain

Neck pain is very common. Most people will suffer from one or more episodes of neck pain during their lives. It often starts suddenly and gets better....

Low Back Pain

The lower back is a complex structure of bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons which all work together to provide the low back with support, strength ...

Joint Instability

Instability happens when tissues such as ligaments and muscles weaken and they cannot stabilise the joint in its proper position. Joints need to be mo...

Hypermobility

Hypermobility refers to joints which have more range of motion than the average. This is commonly known as being double jointed.

Headache

A headache or migraine sufferer will know how disruptive a severe attack can be. Headaches impact not only on the sufferer but also on family and frie...

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Frequently asked questions about Postural Advice

Poor posture can often the be the root cause of many aches and pains. Postural assessment and correction often form a component of your physiotherapy, osteopathy or chiropractic assessment and treatment.

Our practitioners will observe the way you sit or stand and will make suggestions and give you hints and tips on how best to correct your posture to minimise your pain and prevent recurrence in the future.

Our practitioners can give you advice about the best height of your seat and VDU display if you work in an office. They can advise you about back supports for driving and help source other equipment that might be useful.

Poor outcomes following physiotherapy, osteopathy or chiropractic can be due to failure to change poor posture, so it is very important that you follow any postural advice given if you wish to see good long-term gains and make the best of your therapy sessions.

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