Working from Home
All over the world, many companies have rolled out mandatory work-from-home policies to limit the spread of Covid-19 and it’s realistic to assume that this shift could become the ‘new normal’ for some time to come. Here are my top tips on how to improve your comfort and try to avoid the onset of long-term…
First Aid for Lower Backs
We are all individuals with different experiences of lower back pain. It would be great to give you five exercises that could cure all types of lower back pain but, because of our individuality, that just isn’t possible. Prescriptive exercises for lower back pain don’t tap into your specific way of adapting to the movement…
Home Care Tips for Acute Lower Back Pain
Suffering from acute lower back pain can be a very frightening experience, especially during the current crisis, but the chances are that you will make a good recovery. Just as when you’ve overdone it at the gym or broken a bone, your body has the tools to heal itself. It’s important to keep moving so…
10 Top Back Care Tips for New Mums
Before becoming a new parent, did anyone warn you that caring for an infant puts a great deal of stress on your back? Initially, you may be lifting a 7 to 10-pound baby up to 50 times a day. By the time the child is a year old, you’re lifting and carrying around approximately 17…
Hamstring Issues
The muscles that run down the back of our thighs, originating from the sitting bone and flanking the back of the knee, are known as the hamstrings. Like all muscles, they don’t simply start from point A and attach to point B as illustrated in many books but spiral down the back of the leg.…
Achilles Tendonitis and Calf Problems
The Achilles tendon connects the two major, more superficial calf muscles (gastrocnemius), as well as the deeper Soleus muscle to the back of the heel via the Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon itself might tighten and become irritated (tendinitis) OR sometimes the junction between the muscle and the tendon becomes sore. If the tendon becomes…
How to Treat Runner’s Knee
About 40% of running injuries are knee issues and patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), or “runner’s knee”, is one of the most common. It is caused by the irritation of the cartilage on the underside of the patella (kneecap). Who’s at Risk?Risk factors include overpronation (excessive inward foot rolling) and weak quads, hips, or gluts. The…
7 Most Common Running Injuries
When you begin running, you might imagine that it is one smooth progression going from the early days of jogging to your first 5km and beyond. Unfortunately, most regular runners will tell you that this is rarely the case. Various studies have shown up to 70% of runners will experience an overuse injury each year.…
7 Tips to Help you Sleep
We tend to think of sleep as a time when the mind and body shut down. But this is not the case. Sleep is an active period in which a lot of important processing, restoration, and strengthening occurs. Exactly how this happens and why our bodies are programmed for such a long period of slumber,…
Can acupuncture treatment help menopause symptoms?
A recent small study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), and widely reported by the BBC and other media organisations, concluded that acupuncture was a safe, cost-effective and simple procedure that benefitted 80% of the women who took part in the study. For some women, the menopause and the years leading up to it,…
Bewildered by the choice of pillows?
I have many patients who have pillows stuffed under their bed or on top of their wardrobes who have struggled to find the one comfortable pillow that they stick with. There are many choices of pillows out there in the marketplace and if you have neck pain the choice is somewhat bewildering. There are many…
Foam Rolling
Many of you who go to the gym or run or have sore muscles will have seen or have been told to use a foam roller OR to roll on a cricket or tennis ball. We are going to look at what foam rolling is all about and look at whether there is any science…
Kinesiotherapy Taping
Many of you will have seen sports competitors be they Olympic runners, Tour de France cyclists or rugby players with brightly coloured tape around their knees, shoulders or thighs. Is this just a fashion statement or is there something behind the hype? Manufacturers of the different highly coloured brands make all lots of claims about…
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis, often referred to as ‘Policeman’s Heel’, is one of the most well-known causes of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is a disorder of the connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot. It results in pain in the heel and the bottom of the foot, and is usually most severe with the first…
Common Cycling Injuries
More than two million people across the country now cycle at least once a week, an all-time high according to British Cycling, the sport’s governing body in the UK. In the last few years, we have seen GB riders Bradley Wiggins, then Chris Froome and now Geraint Thomas winning the Tour de France. The eight…
10 Tips to Alleviate Back Pain When Driving
Our backs are designed to move, so being stuck in an uncomfortable static position while driving for long periods can result in back trouble. However, for anyone who spends a fair amount of time driving each day, whether that’s for a living or a long commute, there are practical steps you can take to prevent…
Recovering from Rotator Cuff Surgery in Record Time
How many ways are there to open a bottle top? As a rule, we hold the bottle and then twist the top, but an equally effective method would be to hold the top and twist the bottle. And when it comes to treating patients, osteopaths and physiotherapists tend only to use the first method. By this,…
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