Does exercise help migraines?
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.
I have arthritic knees and my doctor says I have to live with it and just take some anti-inflammatories. I hear this quite a bit
“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
This is my own experience as a Physio on how to manage a Pec tear. In this video, I will discuss the update on my
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
Many physios including myself have been told of the dangers of open chain quads exercises to somebody rehabilitating an ACL reconstruction. It had been said
“I had physio and it didn’t work for me”. There is so much wrong with this statement. Physiotherapy isn’t passive and just done to you
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
“My back is really stiff! I need a massage!” Now your back feels stiff but is it really? Wait, what I don’t understand? Feeling stiff
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
“My back went from just sneezing!” Contrary to popular belief most people I see don’t hurt their back with heavy lifting but most people are
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,
“It hurts when I do that so it’s bad and I shouldn’t do it!” Sounds logical doesn’t it but if you think something will hurt
“It’s my TFL (Tensor Fascia Lata) causing my issues!” It appears the TFL is often blamed for various issues such as ITB syndrome, greater trochanteric
“I had one session with a physio and the exercises that they gave me made it worse so I’m not going back.” Ok, so this
“I couldn’t get into see my usual physio so I’ve had to book in with you.” Sounds innocent, doesn’t it? But this type of thinking
“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
“I’ve torn my ACL so I need surgery otherwise I will have long term knee problems!” So I have previously done videos on ACL tears
“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
More pain equals more damage, right? Well not always! Today we will look at an editorial in the BMJ called, “There is more to
“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
“My shoulder blade wings is this a problem?” The posh name for this is scapula dyskinesis, which is when the shoulder blade moves and sits
“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
“Tennis elbow! What can help me!” Tennis elbow is extremely common and people try many different things to help it to go away but does
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).