Spinal stenosis: Get back to where you once belonged

spine May 13, 2022

Have you been suffering with lower back pain over the last few years? It is a dull ache in your back? Are you thinking “it’s not that bad, I'll live with it”, Has that dull ache got worse and now you have pain running down your leg? Pins and needles and numbness running down your leg? Have you recently been told you have spinal stenosis and don’t know what it is and what to do with it? Read on because I'll tell you!  Have you been suffering with neck pain over the last few years? It is a dull ache in your neck? Are you thinking “it’s not that bad, I'll live with it”, Has that dull ache got worse and now you have pain running down your arm? Pins and needles and numbness running down your arm? Have you recently been told you have spinal stenosis and don’t know what it is and what to do with it? Luckily if you read on I will educate you and help guide you through spinal stenosis and what you can do to help it. 

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How Sciatica is related to the shoulder!

spine Nov 30, 2021

How Sciatica is related to the shoulder! 

Tommy Conway, Chartered Physiotherapist and Director at OneHEALTH, Physiotherapy Clinic Tullamore.

Struggling with pain on one side, sometimes it’s in your right ankle, next day it’s your right neck and shoulder and then worse again is when it triggers your sciatica. You keep asking your friends, family, GP and physio “Why is it always on my right side?”, “If it’s not my right ankle it’s my right neck”. The big question you want the answer to is “Are they related?” my answer to you is, yes of course they are and I am going to show you examples of how a shoulder and a sciatica issue are related. 

Case Study 

  • Mid 30’s Male with 2 years ongoing sciatic pain on the left side. 
  • Unable to stand for more than 30 mins.
  • Unable to walk for 20 mins.
  • Cannot exercise without increase in symptoms travelling down his left leg. 
  • Cannot tie his shoelaces in the...
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How the Sciatic nerve and foot are related!

spine Nov 23, 2021
 

How the Sciatic nerve and foot are related!

Tommy Conway, Chartered Physiotherapist and Director at OneHEALTH, Physiotherapy Clinic Tullamore.

Do you understand the relation between your feet and your sciatica pain? Did you ever hear someone saying “flat feet can affect your back” and wonder how it can? Have you suffered from sciatica and plantar fasciitis?  For most people I help in my clinic they are amazed at how different parts of the body link up, they are amazed at how a problem at the foot can work it’s way up the body and cause sciatica. A common situation I encounter at OneHEALTH, is a client with a sciatica issue. I will start asking about previous medical history and they will say “I had plantar fascia or a heel problem before.” These two conditions are linked and I am going to explain how. 

What way does the foot move? 

The series of joints link as so, foot to knee, knee to hip, hip to spine. I personally look at the hips as...

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Sciatica - You get one chance!

spine Nov 16, 2021
 

Sciatica - You get one chance!

Tommy Conway, Chartered Physiotherapist and Director at OneHEALTH, Physiotherapy Clinic Tullamore.

Sciatica is a diagnosis that many people receive but they don’t know how they got it and what caused it. Everybody knows it is a severe painful condition and everybody knows at least one person that suffered from it. If you have pain running from your back, into your buttocks, down your leg and struggle to drive, sit and walk then you could have sciatica. 

When I see my clients in clinic they often ask me “Will it stop me going for walks, am I able to do my usual day to day routine, do I have to live with this for the rest of my life?” They are scared they will have it for life but it is nothing to be scared of because it can be easily treated provided you know why you are having Sciatica.

What is Sciatica?

Before we get into it treating it, let's explain Sciatica. Your sciatic nerve is a nerve that goes from your Spine and down...

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Pain at the SI Joint.

hip spine Aug 05, 2021

Pain at the SI Joint. 

Tommy Conway - Chartered Physiotherapist and Director at OneHEALTH

Have you been told that you have an SI joint problem? Have you had someone tell you, your SI joint is “Out of alignment? Do you struggle to drive long distances? Are you struggling to stand for long periods? Is it painful on one side only, a constant ache which never leaves you, the pain doesn’t move, doesn’t travel down your leg, it just stays in the same spot. This painful spot never changes even if you are constantly prodding  and poking it, sticking your thumb into it when standing and sitting trying to ease the soreness. It sounds to me like you have SI joint pain,SI joint dysfunction or SI Joint syndrome. Really doesn’t matter the wording, what it means is you have persistent pain and discomfort at the area of the SacroIliac Joint (SI Joint). This condition is common in pregnancy and more recently desk based jobs, which I have seen a lot of since the...

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