Can you improve the symptoms of arthritis with Sports Massage?
16 October 2020
If you are suffering from arthritis and have been told that you just have to put up with it then you have been told wrong,
If you are suffering from arthritis and have been told that you just have to put up with it then you have been told wrong,
People would easily think that Sports Massage is just for athletes but if you ask me the title is wrong! Sports massage is so useful
We know that you can adjust your grip width on a bench press to target different muscles but if you are looking for absolute strength
These days people are obsessed with their Glutes and as Physio’s we are often obsessed with the Gluteus Medius in particular but where is the
You would assume that if you had back that there would be a good reason but maybe not! Surprisingly back pain can exist without a
“You need to feel the muscle work bro!” This is called the mind-muscle connection but how effective is the mind muscle connection for muscle building?
You would assume that if you had hip impingement otherwise known as Femoroacetabular impingement that you would have pain or symptoms but is this true,
Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions accounting for between 7 -26% of G.P consultations in the UK & a Frozen shoulder,
People have their own ideas on what causes back pain and one thing that gets blamed is your back posture but does Lumbar Hyperlordosis (excessive
People have their own ideas on what causes back pain and one thing that gets blamed is your pelvic tilt but does anterior pelvic tilt
We know that strength training is great for runners as it can improve performance and lower the risk of injury but as a runner exactly
We all want to live a long, healthy life and we know that exercise is an important factor in this. Here we will look to
So you may believe that you must keep your back straight when you lift but is this really true. Is there any evidence that lifting
People are always looking for the best ways to optimise muscle building and strength gains. One big area is sleep but how important is sleep
When you sprain your ankle it makes sense to get it assessed quickly to understand the diagnosis but how long after an ankle sprain does
We all get niggles from time to time but are they a sign of a developing injury or not? Should we ignore then or try
Every day I prescribe exercises for our patients’ injuries and conditions to help them to lessen pain and improve function. It is vital that you
Muscle soreness after exercise is called delayed onset muscle soreness also known as DOMS and we know that sports massage can help this but by
If you are supported and educated about your condition, how you can help yourself and manage your expectations to enable you to take control of
We know that bone density and bone strength can be improved through weight-bearing exercises but can they be improved with non-weight-bearing exercises too? This video
If you have a Rotator cuff tear are you scared that exercising it will make it worse? This is an understandable thought but is this
EMG or Electromyography is used to see how much nerve excitability there is to a muscle and it is being more commonly used for performance
A big part of Physio is exercise-based and although everybody is different it is interesting to know how many exercises are best for adherence. That’s
If you do a lot of physical activity will it wear out your back? Is this true or a myth? What does the research say?
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).