Journal
Clear, practical articles on osteopathy, pain and recovery — written to answer the questions patients actually ask.
What to expect at your first osteopathy session
A first osteopathy visit is mostly listening, assessing how you move, and a first hands‑on treatment — about 60 minutes, fully explained.
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Back pain and sciatica: how osteopathy can help
Osteopathy treats the cause of back pain and sciatica — not just the symptom — using hands‑on techniques to ease pressure and restore movement.
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Travelling to Sardinia with back or neck pain? See an English‑speaking osteopath in Olbia
Long flights, ferries, boats and unfamiliar beds can leave you sore. Marco Perra is an English‑speaking osteopath in central Olbia, minutes from the port and airport.
Read moreOsteopath, physiotherapist or chiropractor: what’s the difference?
Osteopaths treat the whole body with hands‑on technique; physiotherapists focus on rehab and exercise; chiropractors focus on the spine. They overlap — here’s how to choose.
Read moreHow many osteopathy sessions will I need?
Many people feel a clear change within one to three sessions. Long‑standing problems take longer. Marco gives an honest estimate after the first visit.
Read moreNeck pain, headaches and dizziness: how osteopathy can help
Tension in the neck and upper back is a common driver of headaches and dizziness. Osteopathy can ease the source and restore comfortable movement.
Read moreGetting into a car the right way: the back‑saving move most people get wrong
Stepping in one leg at a time and dropping into the seat twists a loaded spine — the exact movement that "puts your back out". Sit bottom‑first, then swing both legs in together. Here is the technique and the evidence behind it.
Read moreSudden low back pain: what it is and what to do in the first 48 hours
Sudden low back pain — a muscle spasm that locks the lower back — usually improves significantly within days to weeks. The single most important thing you can do is keep moving gently.
Read moreHerniated disc: symptoms, treatment and when surgery is really needed
A herniated disc is one of the most feared diagnoses in back pain — yet the evidence shows that most herniations improve without surgery, and many appear on MRI scans of people with no pain at all.
Read moreSciatica Remedies: What Actually Works (Evidence-Ranked Guide)
The three things with the strongest evidence for sciatica are keeping moving, specific exercises, and time. An honest, evidence-ranked guide to every remedy — what helps, what probably doesn’t, and when to get professional treatment.
Read moreCervical neck pain: symptoms, causes and what actually helps
What Italians call "la cervicale" is non-specific neck pain — a common, treatable condition. This guide covers all the symptoms, what actually causes it, evidence-based remedies, safe exercises, and the myths worth discarding.
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Supplements for joints and back pain: an osteopath’s honest guide
Which joint supplements have real evidence, which are a waste of money, and what EU law says about health claims on the label — a cited, no-commission guide from an osteopath who sells nothing.
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Glucosamine: why the guidelines say no
Glucosamine is one of the best-selling joint supplements in Italy — and one of the few that the ACR, OARSI and NICE all strongly recommend against. Here is what the evidence actually shows, and why every pharmacy still stocks it.
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Hydrolyzed collagen: what the science actually says
Hydrolyzed collagen is the one joint supplement with meaningful emerging evidence — but the effect is modest, takes months not days, and works best alongside exercise. Here is what the research actually shows.
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Magnesium: what it actually does (and when it's useless)
Magnesium has real, EU-authorised roles in normal muscle function, electrolyte balance and reducing tiredness — but the evidence for night cramps is weaker than most people think. An honest look at what the science says.
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