Rehabilitation Tag

12 Jun Low Back Pain – Four Points to Consider

Posted at 15:51h in Back Pain, Health & Wellness, Injuries, Management of Injuries, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Pilates & Yoga, Sports Injury Rehabilitation by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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Research around low back pain is changing. It’s no longer all about treatment techniques or new exercises but rather explores what we know about patients suffering from persistent back pain, and how they interact with the world around them. We thought it would be useful...

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14 Mar The Greatest Debate of them all – part 2: Heat

Posted at 13:56h in Acupuncture, Back Pain, Injuries, Management of Injuries, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Massage Therapy by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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Following on from our recent blog about using ice to help injuries, it’s time to follow this up with the other side of the debate: heat. Thankfully, this topic is a bit simpler! For a simple start, heat is good for muscles. Specifically, it helps to soothe...

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24 Nov The Greatest Debate of Them All – part 1: Ice

Posted at 10:28h in Injuries, Management of Injuries, Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Rehabilitation by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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When patients come to us in pain, we want to know as much as possible about what has happened. One question we regularly ask is whether the patient has found anything that makes them feel better. We might prompt them with questions about whether heat...

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02 Oct Core Blimey – 7 Myths about your Core

Posted at 16:41h in Back Pain, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Pilates & Yoga, Sports Injury Rehabilitation by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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Many of our patients, especially those with low back pain, are concerned that they have weak core muscles, and that weakness in this area has either contributed to their current pain or will predispose them to more pain in the future. This is a topic that...

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27 Jun What is a Sports Injury?

Posted at 13:25h in Sports Injury Rehabilitation by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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We get lots of enquiries in the clinic for sports injuries. We also get lots of people searching online for treatment for their sporting injury. But when we recently made a new website we didn't add a page about sports injuries. Why on earth not?! Well,...

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11 May Let’s Twist Again – Those Pesky Ankle Sprains

Posted at 10:32h in Foot & Ankle Pain by Toby Pollard-Smith 0 Comments

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The subject for this blog is ankle injury; in particular, the typical twisted ankle. Everyone has probably experienced this at some point, whether from sports, slippery surfaces, or simply missing the kerb. The most typical damage caused by twisting an ankle is an inversion sprain, whereby...

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18 Nov Some Thoughts on Rotation

Posted at 00:00h in Elbow & Wrist Pain, Osteopathy, Shoulder Pain by jaijo 0 Comments

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One of the movements that our practitioners look at with a lot of our patients is the ability to rotate. Can you rotate when you need to? Or are you rotating too much when you shouldn't? Often, our patients tell us that they do some rotation...

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22 Mar More About Massage… How? Why? When?

Posted at 00:00h in Sports Massage Therapy by jaijo 0 Comments

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With marathon season just around the corner it is important to make sure your body is in peak condition. Although stretching and foam rolling are great ways to maintain muscle health, they can’t get to some of the deeper fibres that often need attention. This...

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02 Feb How does a gumshield make a tennis player better?

Posted at 00:00h in Osteopathy, Sports Injury Rehabilitation by jaijo 0 Comments

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You may have seen on the sports news last week that Andy Murray's semi-final opponent in the 2016 Australian Open semi-final, Milos Raonic, wears a gumshield whilst playing. Apparently, it was the idea of his chiropractor, albeit in interviews Raonic doesn't seem too clear on...

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28 Jan The Importance of Rehab (and Prehab)!

Posted at 00:00h in Elbow & Wrist Pain, Foot & Ankle Pain, Knee Pain, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Shoulder Pain, Sports Injury Rehabilitation by jaijo 0 Comments

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  Nothing is more enjoyable than running those extra miles on the road or working hard at the gym. Even getting out for a daily walk or a round of golf can be the tonic for modern life. However, to do these activities we must be...

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