Body Map
Below are a list of weblinks to provide self-help management advice, targetted exercises, and specialist physiotherapy advice for a range of body aches and pains.
Elbow Pain | Foot and Ankle Pain | Hip Pain | Knee Pain | Lower Back Pain | Neck Pain | Shoulder Pain | Hand and Wrist Pain | Chronic Pain | Health and Wellbeing
Elbow Pain
Elbow problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, stiffness and weakness.
- For self-help management advice for elbow pain visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement in the elbow NHS Inform exercises for elbow problems
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Elbow Pain
Foot and Ankle Pain
Foot problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, swelling and limping.
- For self-help management advice on foot and ankle pain visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and strength back in your foot and ankle: NHS Inform exercises for calf and ankle problems
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Foot Pain
Hip Pain
Hip problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, stiffness and weakness.
- For self-help management advice regarding hip pain or hip problems visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and strength back in your hip NHS Inform exercises for hip pain
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Hip Pain
Knee Pain
Knee problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, stiffness and swelling.
- For self-help management advice regarding knee pain visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and strength back in your hip NHS Inform exercises for hip pain
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Knee Pain
Lower Back Pain
Back pain is common and often starts for no obvious reason. The spine is strong and back problems are rarely due to any serious disease or damage. Back problems can cause a range of symptoms, including stiffness, muscle spasms, hot, burning, shooting or stabbing pains in your back and sometimes into one or both of your legs or feet, pins and needles, numbness or, weakness likely due to nerve irritation.
- For self-help management advice for lower back pain visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and gain strength in your lower back at NHS Inform exercises for back pain
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Back Pain
Neck Pain
Neck problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain (which may go down your arm), stiffness, pins and needles or numbness in your arm or hand.
- For self-help management advice for neck pain visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and gain strength in your neck at NHS Inform exercises for neck problems
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Neck Pain
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, stiffness and weakness.
- For self-help management advice for shoulder problems visit the NHS Inform self-management advice website
- View video exercises to help improve movement and gain strength in your neck at NHS Inform exercises for shoulder problems
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Shoulder Pain
Hand and Wrist Pain
Wrist, hand and finger problems can cause a range of symptoms including pain, swelling and stiffness, pins and needles or numbness.
- For self-help management advice for wrist, hand and finger problems visit the NHS Infor self-management advice website
- Further specialist advice is available from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Hand Pain
Chronic Pain
For advice and exercises to help with chronic pain, explore the resources available from the organisations below:
- NHS Inform: chronic pain
- British Pain Society: living with pain
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: chronic pain information
General Health and Wellbeing
For advice and exercises to help with General Health and Wellbeing, explore the resources from NHS Lothian: