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Shaun Tyler Osteopath & Rehabilitation Colchester

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Shaun Tyler Osteopath & Rehabilitation Colchester

My clinic is at Abbey Fields, Colchester, Essex. I’m a Registered Osteopath and my aim is to not just make you better but make you better than before.

Shaun is a highly qualified and experienced osteopath & personal trainer. He specialises but not exclusively in the Over 50's client, exercise rehabilitation and people in pain. He will design a plan to get you moving and burning calories to work around your injuries, aches and pains. Book Online https://bookings.gettimely.com/shauntyler/bb/book

25/07/2025

Types of Disc Herniation
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A disc herniation is commonly known as a "slipped disc" & it is the main cause of sciatica. Symptoms are leg pain , pins needles, numbness, burning, electric shocks & possible weakness.
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12/07/2025

A lumbar disc herniation is a condition that I treat on a daily basis. It can also be named "sciatica", "a slipped disc", "pr*****ed disc", "bulging disc."

It can be extremely painful and often life changing.

It's important that you are assessed for any serious pathology that might cause long term nerve damage. I often find myself writing letters to GP's, surgeons, NHS physio's and pain management specialists to advocate for my patients.

08/06/2025

🏃‍♂️Runner listen up👂
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👨‍🏫 As an osteopath I help manage lots of runners through injuries and niggles. One factor I see time & time again is overtraining. I always look at biomechanics, psychosocial factors & equipment like shoes. Sometimes it's just a case of a runner doing too much. NOT giving yourself time to recover & pushing too hard through a scheduled easy run just draws more energy from your bodies bank account. This energy would be better placed in going towards helping your body recover & adapt to your training load. After all this is what will make you a better runner. .
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👉Your easy runs are all about recovery from the more structured & higher quality training runs like intervals, hills & threshold work. Sometimes this is referred to as Zone 2. Think of your training as a brick wall. Each brick is a high quality session. The mortar represents the easy runs that hold everything together.
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👉The clue is in the name "easy", this run should be slow enough so you could EASILY hold a conversation throughout. Your heart rate should be 60-70% of your maximum heart rate. It helps build your base endurance, a better functioning heart & lungs, increase mitochondria & teaches your body to use fat as a fuel source which is imperative for the longer distances.

👉As these runs are easy they allow for more social running or getting back to nature. It's hard to enjoy a run when you have to jog back & pick your lungs up like with intervals 😂. It also gives your body space to not only recover but ADAPT 📈 from the harder runs so you get better🥇.

Shaun is a Registered Osteopath with a special interest in the runner. He offers injury diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for all your running needs.

To get in touch or to book an appointment:

Tel: 07900363938
Email: info@shauntyler.com
Web: www.shauntyler.com

07/06/2025

Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes widespread chronic pain. It often co-exists with other conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, depression and mental health, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, lupus. It's more prevalent in women.

Clinical Features "F.I.B.R.O."

F - fatigue (chronic)
I - insomnia, irritability, irritable bowel, irritable bladder
B - 'blues' anxiety & depression
R -rigidity muscle & morning stiffness
O 'ow' pain (widespread & chronic) others - tender points, paraesthesia, temperature changes, migraine, feeling of swollen joints, panic attacks, memory lapses & concentration deficit.
(Reference: Rheumatology, Clinical Handbook, A. Al-Sukaini, M. Azam, A. Samanta 2014).

05/06/2025

Did you know that these symptoms can be linked with fibromyalgia?
Often these symptoms have a bidirectional effect on each other.
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😮 55.5% of fibromyalgia patients suffer with migraines
doi.org/10.1186/s10194-016-0619-8

😮76.8% of fibromyalgia sufferers had TMJ symptoms
doi: 10.11607/ofph.3260.

😮 98% of fibromyalgia patients experienced IBS compared to 39% in a control group.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.12.005

😮 19.1% of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus suffered with fibromyalgia.
doi.org/10.1186/s42358-024-00432-5

😮 29.6% of Ankylosing Spondylitis patients suffered with fibromyalgia.
PMID: 31775411

😮20% of rheumatoid arthritis patients suffer with fibromyalgia.
doi: 10.3390

😮61% of fibromyalgia patients reported suffering from anxiety.
doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06708-4

😮58% of fibromyalgia cases met the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome.
DOI: 10.1080/030097400750001798

11/05/2025

I treat lots of people with back pain. Symptoms can vary from a dull ache to debilitating pain stopping someone from dressing, working, picking up their children or doing activities they enjoy.

📋Common Types of Back Pain:

1️⃣ Muscle & connective tissue –this includes muscles, joints, ligaments & tendons which can be irritated by doing something you're not used to doing for too long, lifting something heavy or in an awkward way, sports, DIY, work injury.

2️⃣ Degenerative changes - age related changes to the spine like osteoarthritis, stenosis. Often patients have these conditions longer than 3-months & are looking for ways to manage their symptoms.

3️⃣ Discogenic pain - patients complain of central low back pain made worse by coughing, sneezing, lifting, getting out of a chair or car. Often worse bending & twisting.

4️⃣ Nerve pain – compression of a nerve from a herniated disc causing leg pain, pins + needles, numbness sometimes even muscle weakness. Sciatica falls into this category.

5️⃣ Inflammatory back pain - caused by an autoimmune response. Patients complain of morning stiffness, pain that gets better with movement & worse with rest. Ankylosing spondylitis falls into this category.

🙌 If you have any questions then please ask in the comments below ⬇️
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To get in touch or to book an appointment:

Tel: 07900363938
Email: info@shauntyler.com
Web: www.shauntyler.com
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20/04/2025

💥If you've hurt your back this weekend getting to grips with your garden then don't panic 🙆‍♂️. Back pain is rarely a serious medical problem and a few days of modifying your activities 🧑‍🌾 can really help. Try some heat ☀️and some gentle exercise🚶as your first port of call.

😩If that doesn't help then you can contact me for help.

📧info@shauntyler.com
☎️07900363938
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05/03/2025

🚨 Sciatica is an extremely painful condition. Every move seems to cause pain & discomfort. It can affect work, sleep, movement, relationships & mental health. Often I find patients are worried & confused whether to rest of move more.
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💥I've put together a few tips for you to implement. If you put these into action then it will help you both mentally and physically to overcome the pain & get on the road to recovery.
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🙌 If you have any questions then please ask in the comments below ⬇️
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To get in touch or to book an appointment:

Tel: 07900363938
Email: info@shauntyler.com
Web: www.shauntyler.com
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04/03/2025

Staying active when you have low back pain is key. Every single exercise can be modified to your match level no matter how much pain you’re in.
- Motion is lotion

25/02/2025

Rest isn’t the answer. In most cases it’s movement & exercise.

The key is the right dose for you. You can under stimulate & you can definitely annihilate tissues. This is often why I find patients following a one size fits all print out doesn’t work.

24/02/2025

Just 10minutes of brisk walking can help manage mental health issues like stress & anxiety

21/02/2025

Want to know which glute exercise gives you the biggest bang for your buck?

A study from Collings et al. (2023) set out to determine gluteal muscle forces across common exercises used in the gym.

I use studies like this to inform my selection of exercises for my patients.
If I have someone who is feeling pain on hip or back movements then I might choose an exercise that has a lower percentage of muscular recruitment. This might allow their muscles to tolerate a lower load and we can build up from there.

If I have someone at the end of their rehab or they can tolerate higher loads, like a runner or a Hyrox athlete, then I will be looking at exercises like the Romanian deadlift which activates all three gluteal muscles.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Hi, I’m Shaun, a registered osteopath from Colchester in the UK. I help people of all ages manage their pain & injuries with osteopathy & exercise. If this works s something you’d be interested in you can reach out by ⬇️

☎️07900363938
📧 info@shauntyler.com

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

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I am a Registered Osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council. I graduated from the University College of Osteopathy formely the British School of Osteopathy in London, the oldest osteopathy college in Europe, with a Masters level degree. I completed the part-time pathway over five years. My osteopathic training included the comprehensive study of the human body including anatomy, physiology, neurology and rheumatology.

I believe that no two bodies are the same and appreciate that no two treatments should be the same either. I use a variety of hands on techniques including joint manipulation, neuromuscular and soft tissue techniques. I am a huge believer in self-care and the power of exercise whether it’s gardening or a structured rehabilitation sessions.

I have experienced the power of osteopathy first hand that helped me manage and recover from various knee operations including two knee replacement surgeries.

I’m also highly qualified and experienced personal trainer. I specialise in the Over 50's client, exercise rehabilitation and people in pain. I will design a plan to get you moving and burning calories to work around your injuries, aches and pains.