Injured People

If it's just happened, the useful thing is an assessment that tells you what you're dealing with.

A lot of the distress after an injury is uncertainty. Not knowing whether the thing you've done is serious, whether you've made it worse, or whether you should be resting or moving. Getting a clear answer early tends to help almost as much as the treatment does.

We'll tell you what we think it is, what we can help with, and what needs someone else. If we suspect a fracture or anything needing imaging we can't do here, you'll know in the first appointment.

This is the bigger group, and they usually open with a version of the same sentence: “I did this years ago and it never quite went away.”

Old injuries that healed imperfectly have a habit of changing how you move. You compensate, the compensation becomes normal, and years later something else starts hurting because it's been quietly absorbing the difference. The new pain is frequently nowhere near the old injury.

It's worth mentioning old injuries even when you're sure they're irrelevant. They're often the most useful thing you tell us.

Back and neck pain, joint pain, muscle spasm, shoulder complaints, and minor injuries and tensions. We have digital X-ray on site if a clearer picture is needed.

Tell us early. It changes what we look for, particularly with neck injuries, where symptoms often arrive a day or two later rather than immediately.