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What we treat

Sixteen guides to the injuries that come through the door at Kingsway most often. Each one covers what the problem is, what the evidence supports, what to do in the first two weeks, and when to stop self-managing and get it looked at.

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Low Back Pain

The most common reason people book a session here. What actually helps, and why staying still usually makes it worse.

SpineDesk workers
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Sciatica

Pain that travels from the back into the leg. How to tell true nerve pain from referred pain, and what changes each one.

SpineNerve pain
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Neck & Shoulder Pain

Desk-related neck and upper trapezius pain, headaches from the neck, and what to do beyond stretching it.

SpineDesk workers
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Frozen Shoulder

Adhesive capsulitis: why the shoulder stiffens, how long each phase lasts, and what treatment is worth doing when.

Upper limbChronic pain
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Rotator Cuff Injury

Shoulder pain on reaching, lifting or sleeping on that side. Tendinopathy, tears, and why most do not need surgery.

Upper limbGym
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Tennis & Golfer's Elbow

Tendon pain on the outside or inside of the elbow. Load management, shockwave, and the grip test that tracks progress.

Upper limbRacket sports
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Achilles Tendinopathy

Tendon pain at the back of the ankle, common in runners and racket sports. Progressive loading over rest.

Lower limbRunners
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Heel Pain & Plantar Fasciitis

That first-step-in-the-morning pain under the heel. What loads the plantar fascia, and what settles it.

Lower limbRunners
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Runner's Knee

Pain around or behind the kneecap on stairs, squats and long runs. A loading problem more than a structural one.

Lower limbRunners
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Patellar Tendinopathy

Jumper's knee: pain at the bottom of the kneecap in jumping and change-of-direction sport.

Lower limbJumping sports
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Ankle Sprain

The injury most likely to be under-rehabbed. Why a sprain that felt fine keeps rolling again.

Lower limbTeam sports
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Hamstring Strain

The highest re-injury rate in sport. What the return-to-play criteria actually are, beyond feeling ready.

Lower limbTeam sports
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Hip & Glute Tendon Pain

Greater trochanteric pain: pain on the outside of the hip, worse lying on that side. Often mistaken for bursitis.

HipRunners
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Shin Splints

Medial tibial stress syndrome. How to tell it from a stress fracture, and how to keep running through it safely.

Lower limbRunners
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Knee Replacement Rehab

What the first twelve weeks after a total knee replacement should look like, and the range-of-motion window that matters.

Post-surgicalJoint
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Hip Replacement Rehab

Recovery milestones after a total hip replacement, precautions worth respecting, and when strength work starts.

Post-surgicalJoint
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These guides describe the pattern. An assessment tells you which part of it is yours, which stage you are at, and how hard you can push this week.

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