Far Rarer Than You Think Here’s something reassuring straight away. In fifteen years as a physio I’ve treated thousands of people with sciatica. The number who have ended up needing…

In Most Cases, It’s the Physio You Need Here’s something that will save you time and get you better faster. In the vast majority of sciatica cases, a physio is…

The Reassuring Bit First Here’s something reassuring straight away. Over 80% of the people who come into our clinics with sciatica make a full recovery — and the vast majority…

Five Causes — and the Three That Matter Most Here’s something that will immediately make this more useful for you. There are actually lots of different causes of sciatica —…

It Doesn’t Feel the Same for Everyone In a previous article I explained what sciatica actually is — a symptom, irritation of the sciatic nerve, causing pain that travels down…

Kind Of — But the Nerve Doesn’t Actually Get “Pinched” Is sciatica a pinched nerve? It’s one of the questions I get asked most — and the answer is, kind…

The Question Everyone Asks — With a Twist Almost everyone who walks into my clinic with back pain asks the same thing: “Have I pulled a muscle? Is it a…

The Clever Nuance Most People Get Wrong “Should I use ice or heat on my lower back?” It’s one of those questions everyone has — and you get told a…