Articles to help and inform
Tennis is a great summer sport, in Britain it is characterised for most of us by long summer days watching the rain fall and waiting for play to resume at Wimbledon. Although, some of us do play tennis (an ever decreasing amount though), and those who do tend mainly to be aged over 45 with […]
As we have mentioned in our Patient’s Guide to Knee Pain, there is good evidence that appropriate manual therapy and exercise prescription can help with various types of knee pain such as osteoarthritis, ligament strains and tendon problems. If the knee is severely damaged the surgery may be indicated to help stabilise the knee or repair the […]
Firstly, if you made it round, congratulations! Your training paid off and everything went well on the day. If you didn’t make it round then maybe you were unfortunate with injury or something else went wrong on the day which stopped you getting round, which can happen to the most prepared runner, sometimes it’s just […]
There is no greater example of how the body can adapt and change than throughout pregnancy. During pregnancy the mum-to-be has to adapt to major physical changes in a relatively short space of time, these changes, hormonal and structural, are all intended to help support the needs of the growing foetus. Sometimes these changes can […]
Why would I get knee pain? The knee is a site of several potential problems, some can be very hard to get rid of, some can be very easy. The structure of the knee joint and it’s relationship to other joints in the body means it is a common site of injury and pain (1). […]
(Please note this article is intended for information only, it is not intended as a diagnosis for pain, if you have symptoms that are undiagnosed then you must seek advice from a professional before taking any action). Low back pain (pain below the lowest ribs and above the thighs) is the biggest reason for disability […]
Nearly all of our patients get some exercises to do alongside their treatment, if we haven’t given any to you then you probably have a very acute injury or a recent trauma meaning it isn’t yet safe to stress the area affected. If you have had some you will notice we nearly always ask if […]
Life Is Motion… Life is motion, to be able to move around is necessary for us to function as socially integrated human beings. You would think that given the need to prolong our ability to move for as long a duration as possible in order to maintain our personal independence that people today would cherish […]
1 – If you are worried about something, or a symptom you are having then go to the doctor and report it Men are notoriously bad at this, often delaying seeking medical attention until symptoms become severe. This is especially true for conditions that affect men’s sexual organs, for instance erectile dysfunction can be embarrassing […]
1. Go for your smear tests and your mammograms on schedule. Yes they are unpleasant but so are the consequences of cervical and breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most fatal cancer in women and women over 60 are most at risk. The NHS offers routine screening every three years for women between 50 and […]
