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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Here are some of the things patients have had to say about our clinic and are happy for us to share with you.