Lockdown has been hard for people on many different levels but if you are waiting for joint replacement surgery, you’ve probably experienced it harder than most. Chronic pain can be tiring and debilitating and if you have a degenerative condition like arthritis the pain may have been getting steadily worse and your mobility may have…
We use our thumbs continuously for even the simplest everyday tasks such as making a cup of tea, brushing our teeth or tying shoelaces. So, developing osteoarthritis of the thumb can be painful and debilitating.
Many more of us have taken up running since lockdown. It is a great form of exercise that gets us out in the fresh air, doesn’t cost anything and doesn’t require any special equipment (except for a decent pair of running shoes). But with this increase in popularity has come a rise in the number…
We’ve seen the first blast of icy winter weather across the UK this month and social media has been full of photos of snow and ice. But, unfortunately, as the temperatures drop the number of accident-related fractures tends to rise and this has been a busy time for us in the clinic as we’ve been…
Long distance running has many amazing benefits. It is great for physical fitness and mental wellbeing. It gets you out in the fresh air and helps to combat stress. It builds strength and endurance and, best of all, it’s free (if you don’t count the cost of running shoes).
Chronic pain is believed to affect between one third and one half of the entire UK population. Have you been living with orthopaedic pain for too long?