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...
Wellbeing
Exercise & how to keep doing it
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...
Fatigue
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...
What to expect from an online consultation
It is most likely that it will be some time before we will be able to offer a normal face to face physiotherapy service but that doesn't mean you can't access our help and expertise. So what can you expect from a remote consultation? Here's how it works. Subjective...
What future will you choose?
We're getting towards the end of the year and soon the gyms and streets will be awash with people keen to get fit. This is the year they are going to do it, they tell themselves, and there will be plenty of huffing and puffing going on out there come 2020....
How to sit properly at your desk
Sixty Seven percent of people in Briton spend 20 hours a day either sitting down or lying down and 54% of those think they have an active lifestyle. We are getting more and more sedentary but believe we are active because we have busy lives, constantly checking our...
Sleep – The most important part of the day
On these hot muggy nights it can be difficult to get a good nights sleep. Sleep should account for about a third of our lives but many of us struggle to get a good nights rest. We've all heard the stories of certain people like Margaret Thatcher surviving on 4 hours...
Get ahead of the new years resolutions
Will next year be any different? So it's coming up to Christmas. For some (probably most) it's a time of indulgence. Christmas parties, Christmas dinners, Chocolate, Alcohol and every excuse under the frosty sky to stay inside and sit on the sofa. The new year...
It’s just wear & tear – right???
Most of us have heard this phrase either directly from a doctor trying to explain your problem or from someone you know who says "yeah, it's just a bit of wear and tear". But what does this mean. Is it accurate, is it a good thing or a bad thing and does it mean...
Testimonials
Here are some of the things patients have had to say about our clinic and are happy for us to share with you.