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The most popular question any physiotherapist will hear at their initial assessment with a new patient is, ‘how long will it take …

How does it work having a physiotherapist visit you in your own home? During the booking process with Home Physio Group’s central …

BBC Television Presenter & Programme Editor, Egon Cossou, combines a busy job whilst caring for his mother, who is blind, at her …

Alex Reid is an English mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMA and Cage Rage. He is also an actor, a personal trainer …

Mr Francesc Malagelada is a fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon specialising exclusively in the treatment of foot & ankle conditions. He is a …

Omar Haddo is a Consultant in orthopaedics, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrists. He qualified in 1996 at St Bartholomew’s Medical School in London, …

Surviving Covid-19 is one thing but recovering from it needs a lot of input from your medical team to get you there! …

Did you know that daily moderate exercise can add as much as seven years on to your life???!!! We all know the …

I came across this clip on the BBC website which I thought was absolutely brilliant. How else can we empathise more with …

There are hundreds of different types of arthritis and related conditions. With Osteoarthritis (OA), the joints show signs of wear and tear, …

Hip and knee replacements are common and highly successful operations that bring many people relief from pain and improved mobility. Thousands of these …

“Core stability” is a buzzword regularly used by doctors and therapists. But do you actually know what it means and how to …

COPD is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases of chronic asthma. This umbrella term …

It happens to everyone at least a few times. You get up and you feel the ache in your back, the sharp …

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative condition whereby the brain becomes progressively damaged over many years. Problems with movement arise due to the …

I see time and time again people who complain about painful necks, painful shoulders, painful backs, and they do not realise that …

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is an umbrella term for an overuse injury. Unlike a single incident such as a fall where you …

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain suddenly gets cut off. It can be caused by a …

Flat feet, or pes planus is a common problem affecting roughly 25% of the world’s population. Having low arches or even no …

Pilates is an exercise system, which aims to work the body as a whole. By stretching and strengthening the muscles, working on …

Whether you have been running for years or you have just picked up running as a new sport, one thing to think …

Whiplash is a term used to describe a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways. …

Since 1992, Disability Awareness Day has been marked on a Sunday in July by the local authorities and charities across the UK. …

Are you worried about your parents being discharged home following a prolonged hospital stay? After all it is a thought that runs …

Older People’s Day is coming up on the 1st October 2020 and as a chartered physiotherapist I will be supporting it. People these …

Robin Williams was one of many who fell to be a victim of smiling depression. It only came out after his death …

We all know that dementia is on the rise worldwide due to our ageing population, but what role does exercise have in …

One of the most common questions I get is whether ice or heat is best for pain and injuries. The answer is …

Chronic pain is generally speaking categorised as a pain that is not relieved within 3 months. It is a very difficult condition …

A review in the British Medical Journal by Naci et al (2013) suggests that exercise and medication are potentially similar in their …

The summer holidays are over and your children have returned to school. But have you thought about their backs and their delicate …

Winter is just around the corner and many of us are now thinking about purchasing a warm pair of UGGs. We all …

DOMS or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness may come about a day or two after participating in physical activity, particularly after doing something …

So many people are worried and are actively avoiding exercise because they believe that it may make their pain worse. Back pain …

I recently went to a lecture about how stress affects your heart. I know that an element of stress in our lives …

You may know of somebody who has had a neurological condition, or you might be reading this because it is you suffering. You …

Are you required to sit at the computer for long hours at work? Does your back sometimes feel stiff and uncomfortable? Do …

The human balance system is a complex system which relies on a number of factors. When one or more of these factors …

The number of times I have been told by total strangers “your thumbs must hurt you from massaging people,” “what do you …

Cath qualified in 1995 and trained in Sports Medicine at Bath University. She has worked with an extensive range of different sports …