Pain can be a normal reaction to an injury or illness. When your body heals, your pain usually stops. For some people, pain continues after its cause is gone. When is lasts for 3-6 months or more, it is called chronic pain. Chronic pain affects more individuals...
Until 1952, when the modern school backpack was designed, most children strapped their books together with leather straps to carry them to school. Perhaps some of you who are reading this remember those days. Thankfully, these days we are spoiled for choice when it comes to...
Posture varies greatly from person to person and changes throughout the day and with different activities. People are designed to move, therefore, the worst posture is the one you are in for too long! In todays environment, we can spend hours at a computer or staring at...
Full time experienced Physiotherapist required to join our busy friendly team. Accommodation is available in detached 18th Century Cottage.You will be experienced in a wide range of MSK conditions. Specialist treatments of sports injuries will be useful but not essential. Physiotherapists with confident...
Repetitive strain injuries or work related upper-limb disorder is pain in the muscles, tendons and nerves in the upper limb. RSI is usually caused by repetitive movements such as typing or using a mouse, poor posture or prolonged periods of time working at high-intensity without rest. Having...
Physiotherapists often hear the phrase “slipped disc” in consultation when seeing patients for back pain or sciatica. The term slipped disc has most certainly fallen out of favour in the physiotherapy world as it is not a specific diagnosis for what is actually going on in...
Now available this new therapy to the clinic is getting some remarkable results with chronic musculoskeletal conditions. RPW stands for Radial Pressure Waves and these enter the body through a hand held applicator. It is particularly suitable for conditions where the healing process has slowed up or...
Whiplash is an injury to the neck where there has been rapid movement forwards and backwards or sideways. These forces can cause damage to the ligaments and soft tissues of the neck resulting in pain and reduced range of movement and in some cases, headaches. This impact...
Tendons are the structures that connect your muscles to your bones. These structures can be susceptible to different types of issues both acute and chronic. Tendons can tear and rupture as a result of a trauma which can cause significant pain and functional issues dependant on which...
Ligaments are very tough structures connecting one bone to another at a joint. Ligament sprain usually occurs with a trauma such as a sports injury or fall. Knee and ankle ligaments are frequently seen in clinic, normally as a result of a fall, twist or inversion injury. Symptoms...
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