Exercise is probably the single best way to extend lifespan. You need to exercise as if your life depends on it. Because it does. Here’s why… When someone says that they ‘want to get fit’ – what does this mean? How you exercise if you want to be an Olympic-level sprinter compared to run-in 5km […]

New patients who have never had Physio before are often filled with a little trepidation when coming through our door, as they have no idea what to expect.  With the current madness of Covid 19, a visit to the Physio has changed for all of our patients.  I thought that I would you share with […]

Physiotherapy and Covid 19 – should we be treating patients? Physiotherapy is a touching profession, so directions to practice physical distancing and avoid person-to-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic don’t translate well when applied to physiotherapy treatment. As this pandemic has unfolded, direction to physiotherapists has centred around maintaining a safe practice environment through enhanced […]

Couch to 5k Couch to 5k has been on my mind for some time.  Many of you will know that whilst I bang on a lot about how good exercise is for you, I haven’t always practiced what I’ve preached. I have learned all the excuses for not doing it from my patients over the […]

Cycling injuries – Five Common Mythsand why they might be wrong Below we discuss the most common pitfalls to be aware of when it comes to finding the causes and best treatments for Cycling Injuries.  As keen cyclists always hungry to improve, we get our information from all kinds of places; other riders, magazines and the […]

  What is Achilles tendinopathy and what causes it? Achilles tendinopathy is a condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness of the Achilles tendon. It is thought to be caused by repeated tiny injuries (known as microtrauma) to the Achilles tendon. After each injury, the tendon does not heal completely, as should normally happen. This […]

Shin Splints or Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) is a common injury amongst runners. Like so many of the running injuries we see in clinic every day, Shin Splints is classed as an ‘overuse injury’. It does appear in other sports but is certainly much more prevalent in runners. SYMPTOMS OF SHIN SPLINTS In typical […]

Frozen Shoulder is a common cause of shoulder pain, particularly within middle-aged patients. Indeed, in Chinese medicine, Frozen Shoulder is known as ’50-year-old shoulder syndrome’. It is also known as ‘Adhesive Capsulitis’ meaning a ‘Sticky Capsule’ and more recently is coined a ‘Contracted Frozen Shoulder’. It is slightly more common among females than males and […]

Lower Back Pain (lumbago) is particularly common, although it can be felt anywhere along the spine – from the neck down to the hips. In the case of lower back pain, statistics show that 80% of the population have suffered from some complaint in this area. The scary statistic is that of this number, 80% of […]

A Headache is a pain in the head due to varying causes. Headaches may result from any number of factors, including tension; muscle contraction; vascular problems; withdrawal from certain medications; abscesses; or injury. Headaches fall into three main categories: Cervicogenic, Tension-type and Migraine. Cervicogenic or Neck-related headaches are the most recently diagnosed type of headache […]