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Keep up to date with the latest physiotherapy case studies and clinical updates with NWPG.

3 months of sciatic pain resolves with manual therapy in 10 days

A client returned to our clinic following unsuccessful treatment  elsewhere for persistent back  and  left leg pain.

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Pain in the neck caused by tightness in the groin.

A 51 year old woman woke up with neck pain one morning. She experienced constant pain and stiffness around the left upper neck. The pain was interfering with her sleep, she also found it difficult and painful to extend her neck..

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When the world stopped spinning

A 68 year old retiree suffered from intermittent dizziness for 2 years. He had seen numerous specialists (including an ENT specialist and neurologist), and had numerous investigations but no abnormality was detected or diagnosed..

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Large tendon tear in shoulder regains 90% function

A 68 year old patient attended for treatment of a large rotator cuff(supraspinatous) tear of his left shoulder. This gentleman was semi retired, but had done a lot of lifting over time, and now his shoulder pain and movement restriction  was affecting his sleep, playing golf, reaching and was even making him feel depressed.

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Fast gains for calf tear without treating the injury site!

A 39 year old Naturopath presented for treatment of a calf tear sustained the day before while playing tennis. She wasn't sure if much could be done since the injury was only 24hrs old.

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Severe rib pain requiring hospital admission responds to manual treatment

A 52 year old sonographer was admitted to hospital with acute right sided rib and back pain. She had numerous investigations including MRI and gastroscopy which were all negative. She was discharged after a week on medication with very change in her symptoms.

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Sciatica masquerades as hamstring tear and Achilles tendinopathy?

A 50 year old software analyst presented with right leg pain with Ultrasound scans revealing a small proximal hamstring tear as well as Achilles tendinopathy but something didn't look right?

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Chronic heel pain responds to new approach

A 60 year old teaching consultant came to see me with a 2 year history of right heel pain.

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Welcome to our new website

Welcome to the new NWPG website!

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