Muscle, bone and joints

Physiotherapy can help you manage muscle, bone and joint problems. Read about musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and self-management advice.

Self-management advice

Conditions

Ankle sprain

Learn about ankle sprain symptoms and treatments

Ankylosing spondylitis

Learn about ankylosing spondylitis

Arthritis

Learn about arthritis symptoms and treatments

Bunion (hallux valgus)

What bunions are and how they're treated

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Learn about carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms and treatments

Cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis symptoms, causes and treatment

Chronic pain

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks, or beyond the natural healing time

Costochondritis

Learn about costochondritis symptoms and treatments

Fibromyalgia

Learn about fibromyalgia symptoms and treatments

Frozen shoulder

Learn about frozen shoulder symptoms and treatments

Ganglion cyst

What ganglion cysts are and how they're treated

Gout

Learn about gout symptoms and treatments

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome

Learn about greater trochanteric pain syndrome symptoms and treatments

Heel pain

Learn about heel pain causes and treatment

Joint hypermobility

Learn about joint hypermobility symptoms and treatments

Leg cramps

Learn about the possible causes of leg cramps and their treatment

Lumbar stenosis

Lumbar stenosis symptoms, causes and treatment

Metatarsalgia

Learn about metatarsalgia symptoms and treatments

Osteoarthritis

Learn about osteoarthritis symptoms and treatments

Osteoarthritis of the hip

Learn about osteoarthritis of the hip symptoms and treatments

Osteoarthritis of the knee

Learn about osteoarthritis of the knee symptoms and treatments

Osteoarthritis of the thumb

Learn about osteoarthritis of the thumb symptoms and treatments

Osteoporosis

Learn about osteoporosis symptoms and treatments

Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Learn about Patellofemoral pain syndrome symptoms and treatments

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Learn about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) symptoms and treatments

Psoriatic arthritis

Learn more about psoriatic arthritis

Reactive arthritis

Learn about reactive arthritis symptoms and treatments

Rheumatoid arthritis

Learn about rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and treatments

Sciatica

Sciatica symptoms, causes and treatment

Scoliosis

Learn about scoliosis symptoms and treatments

Subacromial pain syndrome

Learn about subacromial pain syndrome symptoms and treatment

Whiplash

Whiplash symptoms, causes and treatment

Exercises

Fractures

Painkillers

Work

Help and support