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...
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....
Before I go into this blog I just want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year and thank everyone who has supported Spinalphysio over the last year. Thank you for complying with our infection control policy, your patience when we have asked you numerous questions...
Following the prime ministers announcement on the 31st of October of a national lockdown from the 5th of November until the 2nd of December 2020 we can confirm that medical appointments are still permitted including Physiotherapy. The government are actively...
Pain is there to guide us, to warn us, to make us pay attention so we can learn from the past and help us predict and prepare for the future but sometimes, many times, we don’t pay attention to the signs. Let’s take dehydration for example. The first sign of...
Here are some of the things patients have had to say about our clinic and are happy for us to share with you.