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Stretching for joints & tendons: More flexibility isn’t always the answer
You might think, "But flexibility is good, right?" Not always! There’s a big difference between muscle flexibility (which helps movement) and joint/tendon laxity (which reduces stability).
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Understanding Hip Pain in Young patients: Labral Tears, FAI, and Osteoarthritis
Hip pain in 40-50 yr olds is common but isn't always due to arthritis. Problems such as labral tears or FAI or hip impingment can also be causes of hip pain in younger patients. There are distinct differences in how each is treated and an accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure you are doing suitable rehab to improve your hip pain. Here we’ll break down the differences, explain how to recognise each one, and discuss how physiotherapy and sports therapy can help.
Jun 235 min read
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Hamstring Pain or Sciatica ?
Sciatica and hamstring pain are often confused as there is overlap in the sypmtoms - yet the causes are very different as is the treatment
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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Understanding the Difference Between Back and Hip Pain
There is often overlap between hip pain and back pain but there are some distinct differences to help diagnose effectively.
Aug 16, 20244 min read
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How’s your body dealing with your new exercise plan ?
Managing to keep the exercise regime going through January but getting some aches and pains ?? Keep going with our help and advise
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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Gluteal Tendinopathy in Perimenopausal Women.
Gluteal Tendinopathy is a common cause of pain in the bottom and thigh region and is often associated with peri - menopause.
Oct 3, 20234 min read
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Are your high heels helping your backpain ?
Painful feet affect the whole person so what happens when we cram our feet into high heels ?
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Hamstrings... why are they commonly injured ?
And why are they always tight ?! We classically think of hamstring injuries as being the preserve of a sporting person - that sudden tear...
Jun 27, 20223 min read
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Could your joint pain be menopause related ?
Fifty percent of menopausal women have joint and musclar aches and pains and many are mis-diagnosed with things like Fibromyalgia.
Mar 27, 20225 min read
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Sciatica - a proper pain in the b*m!
5 ways to help tackle your sciatica ! " Do you see a lot of back pain then ? " my patient asked me whilst I was treating his back ...
Dec 30, 20214 min read
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Iliotibial Band Pain & Foam Rolling
To foam roll, or not to foam roll, that is the question.
What does it do and is it useful for ITB pain.
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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