Bones and joints
From the tip of your toes to the top of your head, we offer a range of bone and joint information and services to guide you through recovery and support you to live the life you love.
If you are struggling with joint pain, swimming is a great form of exercise that has low impact on these pain points. Knee replacements and hip replacements can return freedom and movement lost through degradation of your joints. A good physiotherapy program is essential after these operations to help restore mobility quickly and comfortably.
Derek's recovery story
A deformity in Derek's hip threatened his mobility, lifestyle and happiness. This is his story of conquering his condition, with a little help. Derek lives life to the full, he always has. “For me it’s so important to keep flexible and mobile,” he says.
At 73 years old he’s fitter than many men half his age, doing two hours of exercise a day and practicing yoga and Pilates regularly.
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Exercise is crucial to building stronger joints, even if you already experience pain. Try these clinically approved exercises for people with joint pain.
Symptoms
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Elbow pain
- Shoulder pain
- Foot pain
- Ankle pain
- Cervical neuropathy
- Hand and wrist pain
- Heel injuries
- Heel pain
- Hip inflammation
- Knee inflammation
- Synovitis
Conditions
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Achilles rupture
- Bunions
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Frozen shoulder
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Claw toes
- De Quervain's
- Degenerative conditions of the shoulder
- Diabetic foot
- Drop foot
- Dupuytren's
- Femoral acetabular impingement (FAI)
- Foot and ankle injury
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Hallux Rigidus
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Bone (OS Calcis) Fracture
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Inflammatory spondylarthropathy
- Knee ligament injury
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Morton's neuroma
- Non-union or mal-union of fracture
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Painful arc syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid foot
- Shoulder instability
- Tarsal coalition
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- Tenosynovitis
- Trigger finger
- Whiplash associated disorder
Tests and scans
We offer a range of tests and scans to help understand your needs. Some key tests and scans include:
Treatments
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Hip replacement
- Knee arthroscopy (knee keyhole surgery)
- Shoulder decompression - keyhole surgery
- Achilles repair or reconstruction
- Amputations
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle fusion
- Ankle ligament repair
- Ankle replacement
- Bilateral Tenotomy
- Bone Graft
- Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
- Cartilage reconstruction
- Cartilage resurfacing
- Cheilectomy
- Chondroplasty
- Correction of scoliosis
- Dupuytren's fasciectomy
- Elbow surgery
- Flat foot correction
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Forefoot reconstructive surgery
- Fusion of big toe
- Hamstring Repair
- Hand surgery
- Hemiarthroplasty
- Hindfoot fusion
- Calcaneal osteotomy
- Hip arthroscopy
- Hip resurfacing
- Hip revision
- Image guided joint injections
- Ingrown toenail (and ingrown toenail surgery)
- Joint resurfacing
- Keller's arthroplasty
- Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
- Revision knee replacement
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)
- Matrix-induced chondrocyte implantation (MACI)
- Medial facetectomy
- Meniscectomy for meniscus tear
- Midfoot fusion
- Midfoot osteotomy
- Orthotics
- Osteotomy
- Pain clinic
- Shoulder manipulation
- Shoulder replacement
- Shoulder stabilisation
- Shoulder surgery (rotator cuff repair)
- Subtalar arthroscopy
- Subtalar fusion
- Tendon transfer in foot and ankle
- Tibial osteotomy
- Toe joint fusion
- Toe joint replacement
- Toe surgery
- Trapeziectomy
- Trigger Point Injections
- Triple Fusion
- Upper Limb Fractures and Injuries
- X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection