With the first of three bank holidays this month just passed, physio clinics up and down the country are busy with a spike in acute back, neck and shoulder pain. Why? Very often the narrative of those presenting with their sudden injury is that they moved wrong in...
Thank you for expressing an interest in the book. On the 12th of May, three years after first putting pen to paper, Pain: The ultimate mentor will finally be released in paperback, hardback and e-book. An audio book will follow in due course. I'm currently auditioning...
It's easy to see pain as a negative thing. A threat to your wellbeing, a sign that something is wrong. In pain, you feel vulnerable, fragile, fearful. But what is the purpose of pain. Is it really a bad thing? Consider for a moment what it would be like if you didn't...
After 25 years as a physiotherapist I’ve seen the whole spectrum of back problems. One of the biggest problems however is a patients understanding or belief as to why they hurt their back in the first place. Anyone who has been following these blogs over the years...
All too often I hear people try to separate pain out into physical or emotional pain. Worse still people with persistent pain sometimes wonder if they are imagining their pain, especially if they have had many failed treatments in the past and wonder if the pain is...
The reality is that very few people enjoy exercising but nearly everyone enjoys the benefits of exercise. In 25 years of being a physiotherapist involved with health, fitness and sport from grassroots to Olympic level I can assure you that very few people indeed enjoy...
I regularly get asked "What are the best stretches?" Believe it or not there is no robust evidence that stretching prevents injury so why would we need to stretch at all? The common misconception is that muscles are like elastic bands and that they stretch....
Wherever we set the finish line is where we fatigue. A year into the COVID-19 pandemic and we are all feeling a bit fatigued, fed up and bored of the whole thing. Increasingly in clinic over the last few weeks the conversation of fatigue has popped up. Fatigue can be...
How often have you woken up with a stiff neck or back and concluded that you must have slept wrong? It makes sense doesn't it. You went to bed fine and you woke up unable to turn your head. It must be down to how you slept. Well, most likely it's not the whole story....
Here are some of the things patients have had to say about our clinic and are happy for us to share with you.