Conditions We Treat: A Regional Guide to Your Body
At Dublin City Osteopath, we provide targeted manual therapy and rehabilitation for a wide range of musculoskeletal issues.
Whether you are dealing with a sudden sports injury, chronic postural strain, or post-operative stiffness, our treatments are tailored to your specific symptoms.
Where Does It Hurt? | Conditions We Treat
Pain rarely happens in isolation. At Dublin City Osteopath, we look beyond the localized symptom to identify the mechanical root cause of your discomfort. Whether you are dealing with an acute sports injury, desk-related postural strain, or chronic joint stiffness, our goal is to restore your mobility and get you back to living pain-free.
Below is a guide to the common musculoskeletal and neurological conditions we treat, organized by body region:
Spine, Back & Neck Pain
Your spine is your body's structural foundation. We treat acute blockages and chronic aches stemming from the joints, intervertebral discs, and surrounding musculature.
- Neck (Cervical): Whiplash, wry neck (torticollis), joint stiffness (facet joint dysfunction), discogenic disorders, and cervical osteoarthritis.
- Mid-Back & Ribs (Thoracic): Rib pain (costo-vertebral dysfunction), postural scoliosis, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Lower Back (Lumbar): Nerve root irritation, lumbar disc disorders, arthritis, lumbo-pelvic instability, and targeted post-operative rehabilitation (including post-laminectomy or discectomy recovery).
- Pelvis (Sacral): Sacro-iliac (SI) joint dysfunction and sciatic nerve referral.
Headaches & Jaw Pain
Tension in the upper body, neck, and shoulders frequently refers upward, causing disruptive headaches and facial discomfort.
- Head & Face: Neck-related tension headaches (cervicogenic headaches), jaw pain and clicking (temporomandibular joint disorders / TMJ), and cranio-sacral mechanical shifts.
Shoulder, Arm & Hand Injuries
From intensive desk work to athletics, repetitive strain and joint instability in the upper extremities require precise biomechanical correction.
- Shoulder: Rotator cuff tendonitis and impingement syndromes, frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), recurrent dislocations, AC joint dysfunction, and general repetitive strain.
- Elbow: Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), repetitive strain injuries, and olecranon bursitis.
- Wrist & Hand: Carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injuries (RSI), and thumb/finger tendon issues including De Quervain’s tenosynovitis and trigger finger.
Hip, Leg & Knee Pain
We treat the lower extremities to restore proper gait alignment, improve weight-bearing mobility, and accelerate recovery from sports injuries.
- Hip & Groin: Osteoarthritis of the hip, sacro-iliac referral pain, hip bursitis (trochanteric), and groin strains (adductor and iliopsoas).
- Thigh: Hamstring, quadriceps, and adductor muscle tears or strains, alongside femoral and sciatic nerve referral pathways.
- Knee: Ligament sprains (ACL, MCL, LCL), meniscal cartilage injuries, runner's knee (ilio-tibial band / ITB friction syndrome), patellar tendonitis, bursitis, and osteoarthritis management.
Ankle & Foot Conditions
Your feet bear the brunt of your daily movement and athletic output. We help resolve the mechanical issues that limit your walking, running, or cycling.
- Ankle: Acute ligament sprains, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome), and post-fracture mobility rehabilitation.
- Foot: Plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, Morton’s neuroma, and recovery stiffness following metatarsal fractures.
Neurological Symptoms & Nerve Pain
Nerve entrapment can cause radiating symptoms far from the actual site of the lesion.
- Nerve Pathways: We treat peripheral and plexus-originated neurological lesions, addressing the global mechanical pathways that cause localized sharp pain, tingling, "pins and needles," or numbness in the limbs.