Is back pain keeping you awake? Good news!! If you have back pain you can sleep it off. Well…… not quite, but the impact of sleep or the lack of it has a profound effect on preventing back pain, dealing with back pain and recovery from back pain. Anyone who suffers...
Scans and ‘slipped’ discs promote unnecessary fear. Don’t fall into their trap. We often hear people come into clinic and advise us that they’ve been told they have a “slipped disc”. This terminology can cause a lot of fear and it is very misleading. Let me clear...
Back Care Awareness week is just around the corner and we are going to address some of the myths and misconceptions around back pain, how to diagnose, treat and prevent it. The first thing to get comfortable with is that there are no quick fixes but a long term...
Most of us understand the importance of what we eat and things have become a little more complex than ‘no cheese before bedtime’. When we exercise, we place good stress upon the body to create changes in order to improve our muscles, heart and mind. To truly maximise...
In the first blog in this series we revealed the main cause of running injuries is training errors but what really is the cost of not getting the right training plan in place? The cost of doing too much Running 6-7 days a week can increase your likelihood of injury by...
Today marks World Physiotherapy day. Every profession has those who inspire. In celebration we took a look back at some of the pioneers of the profession. Per Henrik Ling is known as the “Father of Swedish Gymnastics,” who founded the Royal Central Institute of...
