How do you know if back pain is muscular or spinal?

How do you know if back pain is muscular or spinal? Back pain can arise for a variety of reasons, and this is why it is often complicated to treat. More so than knee pain or shoulder pain as it is generally more black and white. I want to go through some of the main […]

How can you tell back pain from kidney pain?

How can you tell back pain from kidney pain? This is a concern because back pain can mimic many other conditions. It can refer all over your body and needs to be taken seriously as it could be covering up something more sinister. As Chiropractors we are trained to recognise when this is happening and […]

When should back pain be alarming?

When should back pain be alarming? The first answer a Chiropractor would usually give is, ‘Well always, right?’ ‘If you have back pain you must go and seek professional help, come and see me at West Chiropractic.’ Not always the case and this applies to both ends of the spectrum, if someone for the first […]

How Can I Tell If My Pain Is Sciatica?

How Can I Tell If My Pain Is Sciatica? Sciatica is a trapped nerve in the base of the spine that can refer pain down the leg, we talked about it in a previous blog which you can look at here. We had a lot of feedback from this blog and wanted to dive into […]

What Does A Pinched Nerve Feel Like In Your Neck?

What Does A Pinched Nerve Feel Like In Your Neck? Neck pain is no fun for anyone and can be very debilitating if it is left for too long. Most of the time with neck pain it is not as debilitating as low back pain (not taking anything away from neck pain sufferers here) because […]

How Long Does Sciatica Last?

How Long Does Sciatica Last? This is a common question we get in the clinic; it is frustrating as everyone responds differently. It can depend on your age, whether you have had it before and what is causing it. Sciatica can be caused by disc prolapse most commonly, stenosis, arthritis, as well as muscle tightness. […]

How I Cured My Low Back Pain

How I Cured My Low Back Pain? If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you may have seen that 14 years ago I suffered a disc prolapse and this was the beginning of my low back issues. I was studying anatomy at Bristol University, and I was playing hockey 6 times per […]

Is The NHS In Crisis?

Is The NHS Broken? I had an interesting conversation with one of our clients this week who is a GP, she is a similar age to me and has been working in the NHS for over 10 years now. Has done a 5-year medical degree, 2 years of foundation junior doctor training plus all her […]

Is Surgery The Best Route For Back Pain?

Is Surgery The Best Route For Back Pain? To follow on from the blog from last week regarding spinal injections it is only right to talk about spinal surgery, what it is and when it is suitable. Firstly, if you talk to any spinal surgeon they will try and avoid spinal surgery at all costs, […]

When Is It Appropriate To Use An Injection For Low Back Pain

When Is It Appropriate To Use An Injection For Low Back Pain This is something that I bet you didn’t think a Chiropractor would advocate, right? Well just to be clear I’m not for spinal injections but there is a time and a place for them, and I will explain why. What is a spinal […]