“Oh, I don’t follow the research guidelines because everybody is different and experience is more important than evidence!” So, that sounds like an interesting statement
Sounds bad, doesn’t it? But so many people come to me and say “My Sacroiliac joint keeps popping out!” Does it really? In today’s article,
If you haven’t been to the Hawkes Physiotherapy clinic in Talke then you may feel a little uncertain or nervous about coming to your first
The stronger the pain killer the better the pain relief, right? This sounds logical doesn’t it but is it true? Here we will examine the
“It hurts when I do this, so I have stopped doing it”. This is a common thing that people do but this can be the
“Turmeric! That’s the stuff you put in a curry, right?” Yes, it is but incredibly it has medicinal qualities too. It is all about the
“I have plantar fasciitis, so I need to rest it and stretch it”. I hear this a lot but is this the worst thing you
“I’m just gliding this joint in this direction with this technique to loosen it up”. When I was at university, this is what I was
Agitation is a significant symptom in dementia sufferers but can we help this? Often medication is used to try to help this but they are
“I lift weights so I am not flexible at all!” So, does strength training make you less flexible and in fact, can strength training improve
“Stretch between sets? What about checking my Instagram?” So this is a hot topic, we know stretching between sets may not be advisable with heavy
“They are too young to lift weights!” Is this true? Well probably, you wouldn’t do resistance training with a 3 year old lol! Now, we
“I have shoulder impingement because there isn’t enough space between the bones.” This is called the sub-acromial space and it has long been touted as
“I’m in agony! I need morphine!” We tend to think of pain relief as being something we get from medication and morphine is right up
“It’s not broken it’s just a crack in the bone!” This is interesting because the words we tell our patients have different connotations in spite
Can you be fit and fat or healthy at any size? Now I am not a doctor so I am going to discuss things from
“I’m pregnant and overwhelmed by how I’m going to manage with a baby” Anxiety and depression are common during pregnancy but what can you do
“Physio and Massage can’t help me I have an arthritic hip!” Here we will look at the revised clinical practice guidelines that reviewed the recent
I have an arthritic knee so there is nothing I can do, right? This is a common misconception, I treat patients all the time with
I have pain in the sole of my foot and the physio just gave me exercises! Is this correct? We discussed this broad problem in
Now I hear this a lot and the trouble with this statement is the connotation. The word ‘just’ is implying a negative. Is this wrong?
Now we have done videos on this before, but the difference here today is the context. We know for fat loss, skipping breakfast may well
What is Fibromyalgia? Put simply, Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome that affects multiple parts of the body for no apparent reason, but it isn’t
Team no calves! What is it with calves? I was so obsessed with building my calves that I overtrained them and tore my left medial
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).
