Following on from last months post – Physiotherapy vs Surgery – we delve into a little more detail into specific conditions to help you decide if surgery is the right way forwards. Either now, or in the future. For each condition I’ll give an opinion as to whether the many surgeries I have seen over the…
Quite literally the million, or even billion, dollar question. When should you have surgery and when should you avoid it like the plague? Physiotherapists and surgeons frequently work together to help people recover from their injuries. But at the heart of this relationship is a conflict. One group of professionals are doing everything they can…
This months Blog has been inspired by our older generation of client. 15 years ago when I first became a Sports Therapist I couldn’t have envisioned taking so much joy from helping old dears be able to walk to the shops and back. Fundamentally if we want to move better, whether that’s sport or just…
Over the years we’ve seen countless rotator cuff injuries across both our clinics. Some respond well to some simple strengthening exercises. Yet others refuse to get any better. Some even get worse when you try to strengthen them. Why would this be?In this article we give you the benefit of our experience looking beyond the…
At the clinic we use a lot of yoga to complement what we do. We release you off so you are able to move more freely. Yoga is a great way to maintain this and even reach the parts we physically can’t. Yoga is of course known for it’s stretching. Physiotherapy is also known for…
With marathon season fast approaching I thought it was time to learn from other people’s mistakes. Having treated marathon runners for 15 years and with a bitter experience myself of running 26.2 I feel well placed to pass to share these errors with you so that you can avoid the most common pitfalls I have…
Over the years we’ve helped countless people with office related problems. We use our magic wizardry to help people recover from RSI, knee and back issues caused by the strains of office work. There’s lots you can be doing to help yourself if you are struggling with such conditions. Advice that is useful in avoiding…
Happy New Year to you! Here’s wishing you an amazing and prosperous 2019. To kick start our Blogs this year I can think of no better way than some helpful motivational chat to empower you to make your life better. We’re going to share with you some of our most powerful tools and advice that…
We see it every year. Everyone rushing around like headless chickens. Trying to make that special family time perfect. Self medicating with alcohol and rich food on the way to help get you through. Work deadlines. Dealing with the in-laws.Then when we finally do stop we wonder why we come down with most horrific man…
In this months Blog I wanted talk about how we can be inspired by all things snail. How if we take inspiration from these slimy slow movers it can help us hugely with our mental and physical well being. We’ve been inspired by the Be More Snail campaign which is running around our sister clinic in…