THE PHYSIO'S NOTES

Delving into the perceived evils of 'bad' posture When it comes to pain, particularly pain in the neck or back, the word posture usually isn't far behind. It is something which has been blamed for a lot of ills, and seems to carry a lot of weight on its (or your) shoulders. Today I want to take a look at posture, what it means, and whether it really has that much power over you and how you feel. You can all hear it now. That voice. The voice of you mother when you were a chil

Pain and imaging (MRI's, X-Rays, etc.) is, and probably always will be, a bit of a contentious issue. As knew and more accurate tests and scans become available, naturally it's felt that if you want to know what might be causing your symptoms that imaging is the best course of action. When it comes to pain, I've spoken before here about how pain and what is found on scans often doesn't match-up and that we try and avoid imaging where we can. But when should you have a scan? L