I often get asked by patients if they should be taking pain killers or not. Sometimes the answer is straight forward and sometimes it can be a bit more complicated. The simplified answer is, if pain is preventing you from performing your daily activities and making it difficult for you to do your rehab then you … Read more
Happy Menopause Day If you didn’t know, Tuesday 18th October 2022 celebrates Menopause Day. This is a topic we hear and discuss more and more which I feel truly helps us and the people experiencing the menopause. You’re not alone in this! Menopause is a natural process that marks the end of the menstruation cycle. … Read more
With the last couple of years in the Covid pandemic, people have started picking up new sports, hobbies or activities due to not being able to go to the gym or putting on a few pounds with all the furlough and being on lockdown. With this in mind, we have noticed in the clinic more … Read more
The word Iliotibial Band or ITB for short tends to get thrown around especially among the running community. But what exactly is it? Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is thought to be the most common cause of lateral (outside) knee pain, and yet it’s a pathology that is commonly misunderstood and under researched. The ITB is … Read more
What is OA? At the end of every bone is an area of articular cartilage. The role of this cartilage is to decrease friction when a joint moves, allowing smooth, gliding movement. Within OA however, this articular cartilage is degraded due to enzymes in the surrounding tissues breaking it down. This results in more friction … Read more
1: Move Your Body! As a physiotherapist, we know we do not stop talking about the importance of moving your body regularly and exercising. However, there is more to this than just a nagging physiotherapist.Did you know that living an active lifestyle does wonders for your bone health? The answer is YES! In fact, your … Read more
The following data summary aims to demonstrate and quantify patient outcomes captured using the MSK-HQ over the period of 01/01/21 – 31/12/21 between admission and discharge. This data was collected from 514 patients. The outcome measure used was the MSK-HQ. This outcome measure quantifies patients’ symptoms with a lower score indicating more severe symptoms and … Read more
Whether you’re an avid office worker or Coronavirus has forced you to work from home and now that might be permanent? Does your 9-5 leave you with no time for structured exercise? Since Coronavirus started, we have seen an increase in people experiencing neck pain, lower back pain, stiffness and general aches and pains that … Read more
Could Shockwave Therapy Be For You? Have you ever suffered from shoulder pain? Achilles pain? Heel pain? Tennis Elbow? Hamstring or Hip pain? And not known what to do? Or been told you have a tendinopathy? Or have you tried physiotherapy before, and it hasn’t always improved as quickly as you’d like or are you … Read more
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic we were all asked to remain inside to prevent the spread of the virus and to help save lives. We were also told that we were allowed to go out briefly once a day to exercise. This led to a huge increase in the number of people doing … Read more
