What’s the difference then between a Sports Therapist and a Physiotherapist?
Our Sports Therapists are often called Physios or Sports Physios. Patients will also say that they are off to their ‘physio session’. And recently, wh...
Are your hips hurting? Well, it is unlikely to be your hip joints
Are your hips hurting? If so, our Sports Injury Therapists may have the answer - Trigger Points. To find out they’ll ask: “Are you experiencing any...
Deep tissue massage is effective – what does it actually do?
Katie Breeze, one of our Sports Injury Therapists and Deep Tissue Massage Therapists answers the ‘what does massage do? question. "Well, I like the...
A foam roller – what is it good for?
We are always looking for ways that our patients can engage with their care and control it wherever possible and this is where the foam roller comes i...
“I’ve got sciatica” – well, no, you probably haven’t.
It’s been a day of patients coming in and telling us that they have got sciatica. I am now pretty skeptical about this diagnosis. It is used, badly,...
Why do my right shoulder muscles hurt more than my left?
I’ve been explaining why one set of shoulder muscles hurt more than the other today. The question: The reason your right* shoulder muscles are usual...
Calf Injuries and The Road to Recovery
When writing blog posts, I like to be guided by topics that I am either frequently asked about, or conditions that I seem to be seeing more of at a pa...
Fatigue – A Modern Epidemic?
Dele, one of our practitioners writes about fatigue: Fatigue is one of two main ways your body warns you about a problem. The other warning is pain....
Leg-length inequality and 5 important problems it causes
Firstly, what are we calling it - leg-length discrepancy or leg-length inequality? Well, there is no real answer, but the last research document we r...