After years of treating patients, most physiotherapists become increasingly selective with the home exercises they prescribe to their patients. This is not because they feel the exercises are not warranted or effective, but rather because many patients fail to perform a long list of exercises. ...
Financial advisers advise to save regular over time and invest in our future. And our bodies can benefit from profound, seemingly impossible ways over time from minor adjustments in our habits and lifestyle choices. Take for example the following patients’ experiences with physiotherapy: -The 14 year-old rower...
Written by Tara Lawson- Womens' Health Physio Patients will ask me if it is normal to leak when coughing or sneezing? They may be having trouble getting to the toilet in time or find that sex has become difficult or painful or even noticed a prolapse. This...
In the beginning, the pinching feeling in the front of my left hip only came on when I crouched too low to the floor. I had never injured my hip that I could remember, but it sure wasn’t happy to let me squat down to...
A deep muscle massage to relieve pain and tension can be just the prescription after many hours at a computer or driving. Emily Mead joins the team to provide Rehabilitation for Sports and Exercise Sports people- athletes or weekend warriors, Emily's skills lie in helping you to...
Back pain is one of the most common diagnoses treated by physiotherapists. The complex shape and structure of the joints in the spine dictate how our backs are able to move. Planes of movements and the degrees of normal motion at each joint are studied...
What is a trapped/pinched nerve? Nerves typically become irritated either by being overstretched or compressed. A ‘pinched’ or ‘trapped’ nerve refers to a nerve that has become compressed. Disc bulges frequently cause nerve compression because the bulge in the disc can narrow the space where the...
What is a Frozen Shoulder? The shoulder ‘capsule’ is the name given to the connective tissue which holds the ball and socket of the shoulder together. Frozen shoulder (or ‘adhesive capsulitis’) is the term used to describe a tightening of the connective tissue which limits the...
Yes they all do, so this is what you need to know Muscle pain can come from a variety of sources including spasm, cramp, or an actual strain or tear of the muscle. Muscle spasm occurs when a muscle involuntarily contracts, and then relaxes. This often...
Urinary or stress incontinence is incredibly common across the world. And you don't have to suffer. Our Women's Health Physio Tara Lawson is very qualified to talk with you. Not only a Physiotherapist but a mother herself. She understands the embarrassment and will advise and treat...
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