The 5 Best Exercises for your Low Back Pain
The 5 best exercises for lower back pain are: Child’s pose Back extensions or cobras Bird-dog pose Segmental bridge Knee to chest stretch But, understanding a bit more about the cause of back pain can help manage its treatment. About low back pain Almost everyone will have low back pain at some point in […]
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy can help you improve the quality of your life. A physiotherapist can help you recover from injury, reduce pain and stiffness and increase mobility. Physiotherapy can also help to reduce the risk of further injury in the future. When visiting a physiotherapist, we will listen to your needs and identify problem areas that stop […]
Do You Really Need To Stretch?
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Five Reasons To See A Physiotherapist After An Injury
Five Reasons To See A Physiotherapist After An Injury There is no doubt that the human body can be very resilient. Short of regenerating new limbs, our bodies are capable of recovering from large amounts of damage, including broken bones. With this in mind, many people are happy to let nature take it’s course following […]
Exercise and Pain
The health benefits of exercise are well documented in the scientific literature. Some well-known benefits of exercise include: reversal of obesity, boost metabolism, improve muscle strength, increase joint stability as well as preserve bone density. Whilst these benefits are a great reason and motivation for anyone to start exercising, it doesn’t stop there! Some lesser […]
Ankle Injuries – To X-Ray Or Not X-Ray
Winter sport brings with it lots of fun and excitement but it also sees the arrival of many athletes to the Emergency Department of their local hospital for X-ray’s and assessment of whether a bone is broken. One of the most common presentations to the ED is for an Ankle or Foot Injury, usually as […]
When to use heat or cold therapy, or maybe both?
This blog post contains general medical information and should be read as such. For personalised injury management advice, feel free to contact one of our physiotherapists to help you out. When to use heat or cold therapy, or maybe both? As a physiotherapist I often get asked the question: ‘What is better heat or cold, […]