Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects many aspects of people lives including pain and loss of function. What does the research say about resistance
Can we use hip flexibility as a predictor of groin pain and if so what amount will increase the risk?
What is the best diet? Trick question really, it depends on you! This video discusses this subject to hopefully take away the myths behind dieting.
Sitting has been vilified in recent years but is this true? Does it cause or worsen back pain in all cases or are there instances
Here at Hawkes Physiotherapy we look at the whole picture and this includes nutrition and this is why we have our very own supplement range.
How much swelling affects the strength and activity of the Quads?
The ultimate goal of somebody who has ruptured their ACL is to get back to sport. So how many people don’t get back to sport
What is the best frequency per week per muscle or muscle group to achieve the optimum muscle growth (hypertrophy)?
Everyone always says that posture is important but where have they heard it and is it true? Does bad posture cause things like back pain
The bacteria in our gut are very important for many things but are they important in arthritis?
Often technology especially mobile phones get blamed for neck pain but what does the research find?
The body is complicated and just because pain is felt in a particular area doesn’t actually mean that this is where the pain is coming
This video shows how to use resistance bands and weights to improve your shoulder press.
If conservative treatment isn’t working then often people seek the opinion of an Orthopaedic surgeon. The question asked is “will surgery help me?” In other
We all know that bicep curls are good for your biceps but can they help COPD?
We all know that loading exercises will develop muscle strength but what about ligament s too?
What is that noise that a joint makes when you crack it? Is it being put back into place? Is is arthritis? is it bad
You get a FREE SPORTS MASSAGE after you have bought and attended 6 sports massage sessions. So your 7th session is absolutely free! If you
Can you drink and still build muscle and strength or does alcohol compromise your gains?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that is very hard to manage but what does the research show us about the effect of strength training for
This video gives you all the information that you need about Beetroot supplements.
Injury in running can be frustrating and as prevention is better than cure, how can you reduce your running injury risk.
If you rupture your ACL surgery is a common option but is it the correct approach and if it is how long should you wait
This video discusses how to kick start your muscle building gains by re-sensitising your muscles to get your newbie gains again.
Put simply this is Physio done via either telephone or video over the internet. Skype and facetime are examples of this.
Contrary to popular belief online physiotherapy can be very effective and it can help the same injuries that face to face physio can help. I have helped many people with injuries such as disc prolapses, tennis elbow, neck pain and much more).