Gilmore’s Groin, often referred to as a Sportsman’s Hernia – is particularly painful and often suffered by those playing sports where strain is focused in the Pelvic and Groin regions. The condition gets its name from the Surgeon who first recognised and treated the condition – Jerry Gilmore.

On this video we see Chris, one of my patients who generously agreed to participate in my video.  He has been suffering with groin pains for 5 years. Doctors thought it may be Gilmore’s Groin Syndrome. He has had many hospital visits, seen Physio Therapists and Osteopaths etc… but still continued to suffer groin pain.

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Kyphosis, or more specifically Scheuermann’s Kyphosis does not only lead to some degree of physical abnormality, but also brings with it varying levels of pain and discomfort.

Also referred to as Juvenile Kyphosis, which adds to the confusion over diagnosis for both patients and their parents, Scheuermann’s Disease begins during a child’s growth spurt, usually before puberty. It triggers parts of the vertebrae in the spine to grow at differing rates. This variation in growth across a vertebrae causes them to become more wedge shaped, which when applied to several vertebrae in sequence, causes a distinct lean or curvature of that section of the spine.

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On January 30th 2016, the Daily Mail ran an article about the healing of the rift between Phil Collins and his ex-wife Orianne Cevey. In 2008, their divorce cost a record £25 million, but with time, their relationship has healed and they have now been back together for the last 6 months. Unfortunately, the pair have both suffered with back problems in recent years. Rather than seeking non invasive treatment, they both accepted advice of their medical professionals to go under the knife and have paid a heavier price than their divorce for this decision. The picture below shown in the Daily Mail, says it all.

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We are supposedly in the 21st century and yet back surgery is way behind the times. In fact, seeing some of the results from back surgery in recent years, you might think back surgery is still in the dark ages. In an article that talks about ‘The Truth About Back surgery‘ , they say that of the 56 million Americans suffering with back pain, only 5% should opt for back surgery. Sadly that is not the case and the horrendous stories you hear about back surgery that has not worked and in fact has made the patient even worse, are ever increasing.

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Former 60 minute makeover host Michelle Watt aged at just 38, sadly took her own life. But what makes this tragic loss even worse is what drove Michelle to take such drastic action. After experiencing headaches, Michelle was referred to hospital and underwent a spinal procedure involving the insertion of a needle into the spine. This was merely to ‘test’ for problems that could have been causing the original headaches, but left Michelle in excruciating and unbearable pain for the remainder of her short life.

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Spondylosis is a term that is used to describe Spinal Degeneration. This type of spinal degeneration is more common in people over the age of 50, but can be seen in patients much younger, especially if they have other conditions that affect bones. Spondylosis can target specific areas of the spine that are affected, such as: Cervical Spondylosis – for degeneration of vertebrae in the neck Thoracic Spondylosis – the degeneration of vertebrae in the m

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