Resources
Answers to the questions we hear most
Plain answers about pain, movement and what to expect from care, written by our practitioners and checked against the standards they work to.
Practical questions
Go to the pageWhen should you seek urgent medical care instead of booking an online appointment with us?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Do I Need a Referral – And Will My Benefits Plan Require One?Does my benefits plan require a referral? Of everything patients ask us, that question generates the most confused phone calls. The confusion is nobody's fault.
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read Do I Need an X-ray or MRI Before Seeing a Chiropractor or Physiotherapist?Do I need an X-ray or MRI before coming in? That one comes up constantly. It usually arrives dressed as an apology: "sorry, I haven't had a scan yet, should I get one first?"
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
ReadPhysiotherapy
Go to the pageReturning to work, the gym or sport starts with "when can I go back?", which might be the most-asked question in any rehabilitation conversation, and I completely understand why.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Returning to Running After Ankle, Knee or Foot PainReturning to running after ankle pain, knee pain or foot pain is never a "should I?" question, is it?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Knee Osteoarthritis: What Exercise and Hands-On Care Can Realistically DoExercise for knee osteoarthritis is what I want to talk about today. What can it realistically do for a sore knee?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read An Ankle Sprain That Still Doesn’t Feel Right: What Next?An ankle sprain that still does not feel right months later is a genuinely common story, and it's not a sign you did your recovery wrong.
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read Can You Keep Exercising While You’re Being Treated?"Do I have to stop?" is usually the wrong shape of question. It's rarely all-or-nothing - more often it's which parts, at what volume, this week.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Carpal Tunnel or Wrist Overuse: Why the Distinction MattersCarpal tunnel or wrist overuse: that's the real question hiding inside "I think I've got carpal tunnel," one of the phrases I hear most often.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Heat or Ice After a New Ache or Injury?Heat or ice after a new injury is the single most common question I get, and it's one nobody has ever given you a straight answer to.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Rotator-Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: What Assessment and Rehab Can DoRotator-cuff-related shoulder pain has a way of announcing itself in the middle of ordinary life: reaching for something on a high shelf, putting a coat on.
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow: Why Grip Pain Can LingerGolfer's elbow vs tennis elbow comes up in this clinic all the time, usually with somebody who plays neither sport telling me so, slightly indignantly.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
ReadChoosing and preparing for care
Go to the treatmentsChiropractic or physiotherapy, and where to start between them: this is the fork I've watched patients stall at.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Jaw Clicking, Clenching and TMD: What Conservative Care Can and Can’t DoIs jaw clicking and clenching TMD, or is it just a jaw doing one of the many odd things jaws quietly do?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read What Happens at a First Appointment at Sellars Wellness?What happens at a first appointment is something new patients ask me about every week, usually in some version of the same three questions: what actually happens?
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read Which Service Should I Book First? How to Choose at a Multidisciplinary Clinic"Which service should I book first?" is one of the most common questions I hear, usually with an apologetic little laugh. Please don't apologise for that.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
ReadNeck pain and headaches
Go to the pageDesk setup for neck, shoulder and wrist comfort is the practical question this post answers.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Does “Bad Posture” Cause Pain? A Better Desk-Work QuestionDoes bad posture cause pain? If you work at a desk, somebody has almost certainly told you it does.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Headache with Neck Pain: Tension-Type, Cervicogenic, Migraine – Or Something Else?Headache with neck pain practically begs you to connect the dots: sore neck, aching head, so one must be causing the other, right?
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
ReadOrthotics and foot health
Go to the pageCustom orthotics for plantar heel pain are the topic I get asked about more than almost any other.
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read Morning Heel Pain: Could It Be Plantar Heel Pain?Why does my heel hurt in the morning, and why does the pain ease off once I'm up and moving?
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
Read What Happens During a Custom Orthotics Assessment?A custom orthotics assessment is one of those appointments almost nobody explains before you book it, and I think you deserve better than that.
Reviewed byDr. Katie Sellars
ReadAcupuncture
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