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  • Cardiac rehab
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Physiotherapy post Coronavirus

How can physio help you? Physiotherapy plays such a vital role in the rehabilitation of patients who have suffered with Covid-19, who ...
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5 ways to look after my pregnancy body

Physiotherapy in pregnancy can promote healing and holistic fitness. It is a helpful approach in dealing with the pain resulting from an increase ...
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Exercise for mental health

Exercise has multiple physical benefits, such as improving physical condition or keeping a healthy immune system. However, exercise has also been considered ...
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Adding massage into your pregnancy journey

Pregnancy acts as a joyous period, but can cause pain in muscles, joints, create physical fatigue and overall have a large impact ...
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What is self-care and why is it important?

Self-care is crucial, but is easily overlooked, although it can be considered as just as important as eating healthily and exercising regularly. ...
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Benefits of exercise for cancer patients

It is known through much research, that exercise plays a very effective and safe way to help you get through your cancer ...
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Optimise your recovery with postnatal physiotherapy

Postnatal physiotherapy helps to rehabilitate and strengthen pelvic floor muscles that have become weakened during childbirth and also help the mother recover ...
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Knee pain in cold weather

British wintertime can do us no favours if we suffer with painful knees. Cold weather can make our joints and muscle pain ...
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Managing Pain in the arch of my foot

The arch in your foot provides the strength needed to do everyday activities that we all take for granted, such as walking, ...
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Dementia care & physiotherapy

Having a loved one suffering with dementia can be an overwhelming and a scary diagnosis for you as well as the patient.  ...
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What is Foam Rolling?

Foam rolling is a method to self-massage your muscles.  It keeps your tissues mobile and healthy and helps your recovery from exercise. ...
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Recovery after C-section and physiotherapy

Having a caesarean section is considered major abdominal surgery and as with any surgery, your body needs time to heal afterwards and ...
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Why does the cold weather make my pain worse?

Many of us find our general aches and pains so much worse in the winter or during changeable weather.  It is unclear ...
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How to treat a hamstring injury

Hamstrings are a group of tendons and muscles that run along the back of the leg from the pelvis to the shinbone. ...
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Clicking knees – do I need to worry?

So many people ask us, why do my knees click?  Knee crepitus is very common among us all.  The noise may happen ...
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How to Treat a Sprained Ankle

What is a sprained ankle?  A sprained ankle is an injury that occurs when you twist, roll or turn your ankle in ...
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What is a stress fracture?

A stress fracture occurs when there is a tiny break or tiny crack in the bone and normally occurs with an overuse ...
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The importance of strength training

If we were all aware and educated about a certain style of exercise that can benefit your lungs, heart, strengthen your bones ...
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Training for the marathon? Don’t miss these training tips

Training for a marathon is not something to be taken lightly. Training for a marathon is an amazing goal for any runner ...
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Tips for preparing for joint replacement surgery

If it has been decided by your surgeon and yourself that having a joint replacement is the right option for you, there ...
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Achilles pain – How to protect your most vulnerable tendon

The Achilles tendon is a band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the calf muscle in the lower leg. A ...
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How to get better balance

Many people find that their balance can deteriorate as they age and become nervous and fearful of falling.  Our body does change ...
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Is running bad for your knees?

Why do so many people say running is bad for our knees and is so often blamed for knee problems? Running is ...
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When to start physio after ACL surgery

The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is what connects the thigh bone to the shin bone.  Your ACL is what provides your leg ...
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How can you help a stroke patient at home

A stroke is a serious and very sudden condition. It affects mostly older people due to the hardening and narrowing of their ...
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Nerve Pain Explained

Nerve pain can also be called neuropathic pain and can cause people much discomfort. For some people it is a chronic tingling, ...
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Can physio help with headaches?

A headache is a common condition that all of us will suffer from at some point in our lives.  There are various ...
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How does physiotherapy help COPD?

COPD is a name given for a collection of different types of lung disease, which include chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases ...
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Tips for helping your baby to crawl

There are so many milestones that your baby will reach, and us as parents just love to see all these achievements, but ...
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How do I improve my grip strength?

We use our hands every day, for everything that we need to do, and this is normally taken for granted.  Either carrying ...
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Common Dance Injuries & Prevention Tips

Dancing is fun, looks effortless but it does require a lot of flexibility, strength and stamina. It unfortunately also comes with a ...
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How to prevent shin splints?

Shin splints is a very common complaint and is more common in runners than other athletes. The pain you will experience is ...
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Can physiotherapy help a trapped nerve?

Anyone who has suffered from a trapped nerve will know how painful and debilitating it is.  A trapped nerve happens when pressure ...
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Why physiotherapy is important after fracture?

If you have had a fracture of any kind, you will need to regain your normal range of motion, mobility and strength, ...
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How to cope with back pain during pregnancy?

During a woman’s pregnancy at some point unfortunately they will suffer from back pain. Due to the weight gain in the pregnancy, ...
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What is the most common cause of shoulder pain?

We will all suffer from shoulder pain at some point, but if your pain and discomfort is persistent it maybe time to ...
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Does physio help sciatica?

Physiotherapists treat patients with sciatica regularly! Sciatica is referred pain that is usually caused by the sciatic nerve trapped in the lower ...
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The essential guide to preventing sports injuries

Whether you are a trained sportsman or do exercise regularly or sporadically, there is always a chance that you may injure yourself. ...
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What is the best way to improve posture?

At some point in our life we all suffer from back pain.  This can be for so many reasons such as sports, ...
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What can I do to prevent injuries at the gym?

Injury is very common among those people who spend time exercising. We all dread this happening, but there are some tools to ...
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