Physio Gemma, recently attended a specialist course to train in using yoga techniques as part of physiotherapy treatment. She has started integrating some yoga principles into some of her treatment programmes and her patients are benefitting greatly. Mrs A kindly agreed for Gemma to share her success story with you. Mrs A came to see […]
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This week is Self Care Week. Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on establishing support for self care across communities, families and generations. More needs to be done to support people to better look after their own health. Empowering individuals to self care has many benefits for their short term
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A tension headache is the most common type of primary chronic headache, affecting around 3% of the general population and accounting for 40% of headaches seen within a specialist headache clinic. They are more common in young adults but can occur at any age. They are often linked to periods of high stress or emotional
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Our speciality is working with joints, bones and muscles. Given that cervicogenic headaches are caused by exactly these structure, seeking help at goPhysio for these types of headaches can be very effective
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We often get patients coming into the clinic suffering with headaches. In this blog, we will look at the prevalence of headaches – what causes them, how they are classified and then will look at some of the more common types of headaches in more detail and how Physiotherapy can help with managing and resolving
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Flexible working, working on the move, working from home and the advances in technology mean that more and more people use a laptop for their work. But ergonomically, laptops aren’t great for working on and overtime can cause issues. So, here’s a few tips to help keep back, neck, shoulder and arm pain at bay.
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Warming up for sport is important. It prepares you for the movements you intend to undertake, getting you ready to perform to your best from the offset. Exercise warm ups are intended to safely get us ready for sport and reduce the risk of injury. Next time you’re warming up think of the following: The
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The achy muscle feeling after exercise is known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) To ease soreness it may help to use a foam roller or have a massage
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It’s really common for those visiting a physio, sports therapist or sports massage practitioner to be a bit apprehensive about what you should wear to your first appointment. In order to do a thorough assessment ideally your physio will need to be able to clearly see the area where you are getting your pain and
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Clearing leaves this weekend? With the weekend upon us, I thought it may be wise to share some tips on how to protect your body and minimise any risk of picking up an injury if you’re planning on taking part in leaf clearing.
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