Treatment for Thigh Pain – Your Osteopath on Northcote Road

Quadriceps muscle strains are the most common cause for local pain at the front of the thigh. Pain can also be referred to the front of the thigh from the lower back, hip or sacro-iliac joints (SIJ) so these are also important considerations. Quadriceps muscle strains often occur during sprinting, jumping or kicking. Like all strains they can be of different severities, it may be a sudden injury during activity where there will be acute pain, localised tenderness and if severe – swelling and bruising. More minor strains may not even be noticed until the following day.

Similarly, pain at the back of the thigh can potentially also be referred pain from the lower back, SIJ or hip. However hamstring muscle strains are also very common. Sports involving sprinting and jumping have an high incidence of hamstring injuries. Symptoms are similar to quadriceps injuries. There are number of factors which have been found to predispose to hamstring injury such as reduced flexibility, strength, lumbo-pelvic stability, joint dysfunction, fatigue and training modalities.

Treatment for Thigh Pain

Your Osteopath will carefully assess you in each of these areas to provide an individual and effective treatment and rehabilitation programme.

Thigh pain can sometimes be a symptom of a serious underlying medial condition. Your osteopath is trained to screen for this and will refer you if necessary to the appropriate medical professional.

Tali Rayner M.Ost

Tali Rayner graduated from the British School of Osteopathy obtaining a Masters Degree in Osteopathy. Since graduating she has also completed training in Acupuncture and Medical dry needling lead by Dr Anthony Campbell.

She is registered with the General Osteopathic Council as well as the British Osteopathic Association. She has worked in a number of clinical settings including working with a professional rugby and football team.

Tali is structural in her approach to osteopathic assessments and uses a variety of treatment techniques including medical dry needling in conjunction with osteopathic techniques.

As part of your assessment Tali will assess work related ergonomic issuesor sport related training techniques, which may be contributing and maintaining  injuries and pain. Tali will prescribe exercises as part of your rehabilitation and stabilisation of an injury or longer term postural complaint.

Appointment Times (at Fybre Fitness): Wednesday 5-9pm and Friday 7-11am

Testimonials:

Before I saw Tali, I suffered chronic and consistent sciatic pain. Her specialist treatment immediately alleviated the worst symptoms and quickly enabled me to return to the fully active lifestyle I had missed. Friendly and highly skilled, Tali takes the time to put her patients at ease and discuss their needs. She also directs you to everyday exercises and lifestyle changes that strengthen the body against future injury. Thank you Tali.

– V. George

For the first time in the last 6 years I am beginning to walk without pain and without the anticipation of pain when I come to stairs or other more challenging activities . . . . I would highly recommend Tali to anyone considering osteopathy.

– A. Sharman

Appointments:

For an appointment or further questions please call 020 7206 2625 or email info@ltosteo.co.uk