7 Running Tips You Need To Know
Long distance running has always been a popular sport. These tips will help you last many more miles!
Long distance running has always been a popular sport. These tips will help you last many more miles!
If you’ve ever woken up with back pain, you’ll understand how debilitating it can be. Back pain may interfere with your: sleep; mood; relationships; exercise; and job performance. Lower back pain is the single most common complaint made by patients to their doctors with an estimated 80 per cent of the population suffering back…
It is a common misconception that elderly people would only benefit from seeing a physiotherapist if it is for rehabilitation to recover from an injury or from surgery. However, a regular check-up by a physiotherapist has many benefits, particularly for people aged 65 and over. Assessment and intervention by a physiotherapist are useful in…
Spinal stenosis is a common medical condition where the spaces within your spine narrow. This may be due to normal wear and tear, a bulged disc, or changes in the spine triggered by the onset of osteoarthritis.
This can compress the spinal nerves and pinch them. Some people with spinal stenosis may not experience any symptoms, but the pressure on your spinal nerves can result in tingling, numbness, muscle weakness and moderate to severe pain. Here’s what a Physio can do to help.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease which causes inflammation in the joints, leading to pain. Physiotherapists can support a person with rheumatoid arthritis to understand more about their condition, and the types of daily activities and modifications they can utilise to help improve their function and symptoms.
Here are a few of the things that Physiotherapists can do to help.
There are numerous different types of headaches, ranging from the mild ones we all get from time to time to painful, debilitating conditions that can seriously impact the activities in your life.
Cervicogenic headaches are a lesser-known type of headache. Here’s what you need to know about them.
There are several reasons why your posture and joints need additional support during pregnancy, and there are many ways a physiotherapist can help you manage pregnancy and the significant toll it takes on your body.
We’ve listed four – as well as some tips on when you should speak to your doctor or healthcare provider.
We see a number of patients who have been told they need spinal surgery due to a disc bulge and are exploring other treatment options before deciding on the way forward. A key concern for many people is whether their disc bulge will return.
So, what is a disc bulge? When does it matter? And will it come back?
Have you ever caught yourself wondering whether you should see a massage therapist or a physiotherapist for that soreness and tension you’ve been feeling?
We’re here with the answers, and the who, what when where and why.
Have you ever caught a glimpse of athletes or people at the gym wearing coloured tape and wondered what it is and why they use it?
It’s called Kinesiology tape and aside from making them look the part, it can be used for an assortment of injuries and conditions, ranging from lower back pain to sports injury prevention.