Does exercise help migraines?
6 July 2023
Migraines can be severe and debilitating for some people so it is always vital to try to find more ways to prevent and treat them.
Migraines can be severe and debilitating for some people so it is always vital to try to find more ways to prevent and treat them.
Here is the final video in the story of my Pec tear rehab. Find out how my Pec tear is doing after 1 year since
“Lift with your legs, not your back and you won’t get hurt.” Sound familiar? This is commonly taught in manual handling courses but why? Is
“I’m just stretching my shoulder joint!” Now, there are many stretches for the shoulder joint and its joint capsule, especially with conditions such as frozen
Are you worried about losing all of your gains when you can’t train through injury or you are on holiday or vacation? Just how fast
Have I torn my Pec tendon? Quite possibly! Eek! This is my own experience as a Physio on how to manage a Pec tendon tear
There are many reasons to gain weight and the modern world has a problem with obesity but what effect does sleep have on your weight?
Do you train your shins? No! What do you mean! You really should, but why? Ever heard of an exercise called Tibialis raises this video
Can a sports massage be too hard or is it the harder the better? Find even more in-depth information on this subject here: https://hawkesphysiotherapy.co.uk/does-massage-hurt/
“Dude! This is how you should squat. Hip width apart.” Can you issue a blanket statement about how you should squat, specifically in this case,
Quads, quads, quads, Hamy’s hamy’s hamy’s…..Soleus, wait what? Yes, you may not realise but the Soleus calf muscle may play a very important role in
You’ve heard of the bench press or the squat but what exercises are great for the most neglected muscles in your body? In today’s article,
“Get your pre-workout in bro!” So pre-workouts contain caffeine and often other stimulants. Caffeine improves your workouts by stimulating the nervous system but is this
“I’m going to foam roll my ITB to release it!” You hear this all the time but can you release your ITB? Firstly, your ITB
Today we will examine some of the research on whether or not you can get stronger Hamstrings from sprint training. Now, you’ve probably heard
“I want to get faster-sprinting speed, what exercises should I do?” So, people will often look at the muscles involved in sprinting and work on
“I can’t squat because I have disc problems!” This is interesting because many people say this and have experienced pain when lifting but little do
“Dude, I am isolating the inner pecs with this exercise!” Now, this is interesting because bodybuilders have said this for many years and you can
“I have gone off stretching!” Do we need to stretch anymore? Is there a better option? The case for full range of movement strengthening. With
“I have shoulder pain due to the excessive curvature in my mid-back!” So, this is often thought to be a potential risk factor in shoulder
“Sleep! I ain’t got no time for that! I have to train!” Sleep is often neglected in today’s society as we are always trying to
I like big butts and I cannot lie! Seriously though, is a ‘big butt’ an advantage for sprinters? Here they looked at the differences in
“I have torn my Rotator cuff so I won’t be able to lift up my arm.” I remember many years ago at university, being taught
“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
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).
