Lancaster Osteopathy Ware
Location : Ware, SG12
Address : The Malting Doctor Surgery,15 Amwell End, SG12 9HP
Contact : Call 0845 680 0615 to make an appointment with the practice. Let us know if you need an evening or weekend appointment. Calls may be monitored or recorded.
Description : John Lancaster provides a friendly and professional service using structural techniques to treat a wide variety of injuries such as back and joint pain,muscle tears and pulls, trapped nerves, slipped discs, sciatica, sports injuries and stress. John is also trained in Sports Injury Therapy and Sports Massage which enables him to treat injuries specific to your chosen sport or gym workout. Some of his clients include a Professional Golfer, an Olympic Champion Swimmer and Premiership Football Club Birmingham City
Specialities : Diagnosis and treatment of Back, Limb and Sports injuries including golf and martial arts injuries
Directions to Lancaster Osteopathy Ware
Osteopaths at Lancaster Osteopathy Ware are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Sciatica
Sciatica is caused by damage to one or more intervertebral discs which bulge causing compression of the sciatic nerve. This compression sends pain shooting down the leg on one side of the body, even as far as the foot. If, in the worst case, one of the nerve roots is irritated the condition can cause extreme pain, numbness and loss of muscle control. A damaged nerve root can take many weeks or even months to recover and, even then, residual numbness may take as long as a year or more to fully subside. Osteopaths treating sciatica will use very gentle techniques to address the bulging disc without irritating the nerve root. Experienced professionals will try to relieve any pressure on the root of the nerve, however this is an extremely delicate procedure as the treatment may risk exacerbating the underlying problem.
Neck stiffness
Neck stiffness is one of the most common conditions presented to ostoepaths. The most typical presentation is a muscle in spasm which is a reaction by the body to protect a deeper primary cause which may be an indication of a more serious neck complaint. Frequently the cause of the pain is a single violent trauma such as a whiplash or sports injury. More worrying would be an underlying degenerative condition weakening the discs in the spinal column. An osteopath will treat this condition most effectively after the worst of the spasm has passed so that the underlying condition may be effectively diagnosed and addressed. Typically rest and ibuprofen will be recommended in the interim. Once the muscles have relaxed manipulation or mobilisation are likely to be beneficial.
