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Arthritis: What is it?

Arthritis is very common especially Osteoarthritis. This video is part 1 in a series on Osteoarthritis. This particular video is explaining what Arthritis actually is. Stay tuned for the next video on Arthritis!

How and why you train newbies in the gym very differently than experienced lifters.

This video talks about the practical and theoretical reasons that you should train differently if you are new to resistance training compared to being an experienced lifter.

How common are Rotator cuff injuries, can they get better, do they need surgery & does physio work?

This video is all about research on the Rotator cuff.

If you do cardio, do you expend less calories in the rest of your day to compensate?

People use cardio as a means of losing weight or lowering body fat but if you do cardio does it actually make you eat more to compensate?

Ankle sprain treatment: A help video for a twisted ankle from day 1 to full recovery

This is an instructional video to correctly demonstrate Ankle sprain treatment: A help video for a twisted ankle from day 1 to full recovery

How to use resistance bands and weights to improve your bicep curl

The problem with using weights for bicep curls is that the resistance curve is not great, meaning that you have parts of the range that have low load and parts that have high load. The ideal exercise is to have high loading throughout the whole range of movement to maximise the training stimulus.

The impact of stress on recovery from training and injury

You might be surprised by how much of an impact stress can have on your recovery and healing!

Hawkes Physiotherapy’s Compex Massage Gun

Here at Hawkes Physiotherapy we like to keep up to date with the latest technology to help us to help you. This video shows you the Compex Fixx 1.0 Massage gun.

Does weight training stunt growth in children or adolescents?

You don’t see many kids or adolescents in the gym but why is this? Is it bad for them? Some in the past have proposed that it is because it is bad for them but is the correct?

How good are Nordic Hamstring exercises?

Nordic Hamstring exercises are a great exercise and this video discusses this.

Acupuncture for headaches and migraines: Does acupuncture help & what points are best?

This video discusses the research on whether acupuncture helps headaches, specifically, cluster headaches, tension type headaches, migraines & medication overuse headaches. We will detail the points used and other treatment parameters too.

Do I need a hip replacement because I have arthritis or is there another way?

Hip replacements are becoming more common due to an aging population and obesity but is surgery the only answer?

Can you isolate a muscle? How to use active insufficiency to train better

This video discusses active insufficiency and how to utilise it to improve your isolation exercises to target the muscle more and improve your training

Should you squat to parallel or below?

So should you squat to or below to parallel? Is it needed or is it possible and safe to try?

Does your core not work correctly when you have back pain?

Ever heard that you should train your core if you have back pain as it is weak or mis-timing? Well is this actually correct?

How much muscle can you build naturally?

How can you work out your muscle you can potentially build maximally.

How quickly can how get stronger when you first start lifting weights?

We all know newbie gains is real but how quickly can you get strong and by how much?

Smoking away those gains! Does smoking affect your muscle building?

We all know that smoking is bad for many reasons but how does it affect muscle building? Here at Hawkes Physiotherapy, we are all about improving your health and fitness and lifestyle. we have masses of content in both video and article formats that may be of interest to you.

Does more training volume mean more muscle growth? Is there a point of too much volume?

Does more equal more in the volume of training if you want to build muscle? Is there such a thing as too much weight training?

Can your Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) heal itself?

It is common for sports people to have there ruptured ACL reconstructed surgically but does this need to be done and can it actually heal itself?

What can I do to prevent ankle sprains? Ankle sprain prevention advice and exercise

So it’s true what they say, prevention is better than cure. So what can you do to minimise the risk of an ankle sprain or a re-sprain? This video goes into detail on how to prevent sprains of your ankle. It has lots of advice and exercises to work on the minimise the risk of […]

Does slouching cause lower back disc related pain? Is slouching bad?

Posture is always said to be important and it has been said many times that bad posture causes back pain but does it? Is it always a bad thing or in fact can it be good? This video will go into detail to answer the questions, “Does slouching cause lower back disc related pain” and […]