In recent years, Pilates has become recognised as one of the most effective ways to maintain an active and pain free life. Thorpes Physiotherapy APPI Clinical Pilates courses, takes you from the first steps to a real understanding of the principles of Pilates. The courses teach the basic principles of core stability, pelvic neutrality, key … Read more
On a daily basis we deal with people who have aches and pains or who are injured. One over-riding component that contributes to a lot of the problems we see is a LACK OF STRENGTH in the individual. Think about it, if you sit all day at work, your muscles gradually become weaker (especially your … Read more
A recent study into physical activity in adults found that 26% of females and 19% of males were ‘physically inactive’. Physical inactivity is described as doing less than 30 minutes of exercise a week and is a contributing risk factor for multiple causes of death, chronic morbidity and disability. Our question to you…Do you know … Read more
Hydrotherapy is a series of exercises performed in water often lead by a qualified Physiotherapist, with the aim of providing a therapeutic benefit. How does it work? As hydrotherapy is performed in water, the increased buoyancy and reduced load bearing on the joints means that people are often able to perform exercises more comfortably than … Read more
What are muscle knots? Muscle knots, also known as trigger points, simply describe an area of muscle fibres that have become tight and contracted at rest. In healthy muscle tissue, muscles fibres should contract with activity and relax during a period of rest. When knots are present, bundles of muscle fibres are failing to relax … Read more
Let’s talk about shoulder pain, the one thing that gets on most people’s nerves because they don’t know what to do about it and think it’s just something they have to get on with day in, day out… Meet Mike for example… Mike’s a long-standing patient of mine, and as a painter and decorator his … Read more
The Christmas season is fast approaching and with it comes things like office parties and family gatherings… Usually involving lots of alcohol, lots of food and chocolate and days sitting around on the sofa because it’s “too cold” to be outside. Now there’s nothing wrong with that at all, I enjoy spending time with my family. … Read more
Winter is now upon us, the evenings are darker and the weather colder. Whilst I love this time of year there is something that can creep up on you unexpectedly – back pain. In fact, this is something that many men and women aged 40+ come to see us with at the clinic. So what’s one … Read more
It’s at this time of year that people have made their new year’s resolutions. Quite often this involves getting fitter, or starting up a new hobby such as running. Most people can relate to going to a gym in January and not being able to move, but come February there are only half that amount … Read more
It’s approaching that time of year; where most people will overindulge in food and drink, lose their normal routine and motivation to keep active. It’s noticeable in January the sudden increase in people who come to see physiotherapists, either due to a “Christmas party-dancing incident” or due to a change in activity over the Christmas … Read more
