Pain & Rehabilitation -How Linda can HelpRehabilitation is so much more than just mobility and strength, although these are very important. Rarely do I see a patient and diagnose a frank weakness in a muscle or body part. We need to be able to put our body in the right place, at the right time […]
Osteopathic Treatment Works It’s all too easy to lose sight of the value of what you do. Recently, I have been reminded by my lovely friend Fiona McIntosh how amazing and helpful Osteopathic Treatment (from an Osteopath*) is. Two weeks ago I had a headache that wouldn’t budge. It was during the week I […]
I borrowed a few words from a lovely email from a happy patient and am sharing with consent. I even made a wee Canva image out of it too.This patient is fit, healthy, attends yoga and Pilates and likes to walk and run. He’s had intermittent back pain for years and with this he is […]
What is Hypermobility?Hypermobility is when a joint moves beyond the normal range. Factors that influence joint range include:AgeGenderEthnicityJoint Surface (some are more shallow)Muscle TonePhysical Activity/TrainingConnective Tissues (collagen)Joint laxity is different from the term hypermobility as it denotes that the joint has excessive movement range in all directions but this may or may not be controlled.Identifying […]
Biomechanics: The Study of how a Living Organism Moves I was recently delighted to participate in a podcast by the Glasgow Triathlon Club along with Jonny Kilpatrick from Physio Effect and Ciaran Canney from The Foot Medic. We were asked to talk about the subject of biomechanics: what it is, why it might […]
It’s All Connected When I first sat down to write this blog I was going to focus on shoulder pain and what I can do to help you ease your pain. But it got a little more complex as many of the common shoulder diagnoses are part of a more global problem, as everything in […]
Osteopathic Training – What’s InvolvedHere I talk a bit about the training involved to qualify as an Osteopath. I did a 4 year degree quite a few years ago now, but students these days have to do a 5 year Masters degree.I didn’t get to mention all the subjects we cover..so I’ll add a few […]
Helping You with Osteopathy and Movement As an Osteopath, Pilates teacher and all round movement geek I can help you with any pain, anywhere in the body. The kind of ‘hands-on’ skills I use to ease your musculo-skeletal-myofascial pain are varied and include: massage, trigger point release, mobilisations, manipulations (if all criteria matched for safety reasons – […]
Keeping Everyone Safe during COVID-19 As government measures are being slowly relaxed I am now allowed to offer face-to face appointments to help you with your aches and pains. Throughout lockdown I have offered video consultations which have been extremely useful for those in need and of course I’m still continuing to teach Pilates via […]
Osteopathy – What, How and Why- by Linda GreenLinda’s Osteopathy 14 April, 2020A question I get asked all the time is ‘What is Osteopathy?’ Well, I think it means different things to different Osteopaths. Here I’ll talk to you about The Spectrum of Osteopathy and My Kind of Osteopathy. The way each Osteopath works is […]