Physiotherapists in Glossop treat many different conditions including the issues profiled below.

Disc Prolapses

In a disc prolapse the internal material of the disc becomes displaced in relation to the outer annulus. The annular rings should be around the disc and the water retaining nucleus at the centre of the disc should remain there. In one kind of protrusion the disc bulges the annular fibres outwards but the nuclear material remains inside the disc. If the annular fibres rupture right through their thickness then part of the nucleus can extrude outside the confines of the disc but it still remains in contact with the rest of the nucleus inside the disc.

A third type of disc prolapse can occur where the disc tissue is extruded from the disc but then is separated from the nucleus and exists as an independent fragment outside the disc walls. Disc prolapses or herniations do not seem to be well connected with age or changes of degeneration of the discs even though it is again most common at lower lumbar levels which are subject to both degeneration and stresses more than other spinal regions. Even though disc prolapses are often called .slipped discs., the disc cannot slip as it is tightly bound to the vertebrae above and below.

Wrist Fractures

The wrist is the most commonly injured part of the upper limb with fractures of the end of the radius and ulna making up three-quarters of all wrist injuries. The wrist bones can be injured in isolation but this is much less common. The frequency of these injuries and the importance of the hand to normal dexterous functioning means that the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of these injuries is vital for the best eventual outcome and limitation of any longer term disability. In the wrist bones the scaphoid is more vulnerable than most to injury and fracture, with between 60 and 70 percent of all wrist bones fractures.

Scaphoid fractures are difficult to see on x-ray and a number cannot be seen on typical x-ray investigation, meaning that this fracture can be easily missed. However, missing a scaphoid fracture can have serious consequences for the future of a person's wrist due to the particular anatomy of the bone. The scaphoid has a waist where most of the fractures occur and blood flow occurs from one end of the bone to the other. A fracture can cut off the blood supply to one end of the bone, causing the bone to die, a condition known as avascular necrosis.