Back and Joint Pain Management at our Private Physiotherapy Clinic in Taunton, Somerset
Persistent back, neck and joint pain rarely needs a scan first — it needs a careful assessment and a plan you can follow. Ed Davis works as an MSK First Contact Practitioner in primary care, assessing exactly these presentations every week.
Back pain and sciatica treatment in Taunton
Most low back pain settles with the right explanation, graded movement and a plan for flare-ups. Where nerve pain, weakness or numbness is present, assessment establishes whether the pattern fits sciatica and what that means for your recovery.
Red flag screening is part of every appointment, so serious pathology is looked for rather than assumed away.
Low back pain
Diagnosis, reassurance grounded in evidence, graded loading and a self-management plan for future episodes.
Sciatica and nerve-related leg pain
Neurological screening, symptom modification, and a realistic recovery timeline including when onward referral is appropriate.
Joint pain and osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip responds well to strength work, load management and pacing. The aim is to keep you walking, working and active rather than waiting on a joint replacement list.
- Knee osteoarthritis and stiffness
- Hip pain and gluteal tendinopathy
- Shoulder pain and frozen shoulder
- Neck pain and headaches of neck origin
- Hand, wrist and thumb-base arthritis
- Foot and ankle joint pain
- Chronic pain advice and guidance
- Flare-up planning and self-management
Chronic pain advice for patients across Somerset
Long-standing pain deserves time and a person-centred plan. Longer appointments allow the full picture — sleep, activity, work demands and confidence — to shape the plan, not just the painful joint.
Clinic appointments are in Taunton; video appointments are available for Somerset and the wider South West, and a 15-minute virtual triage call is a low-cost way to find out whether physiotherapy is the right next step.
Take the first step with your back or joint pain
Book a 40-minute assessment for £70, or a 15-minute virtual triage call for £25.