How Is Frozen Shoulder Treated?
Frozen shoulder (FS), medically known as adhesive capsulitis, is a self-limiting condition characterised by an insidious, progressive onset of symptoms. The main symptoms typically being pain and significantly reduced range of motion. Although the onset of frozen shoulder is not fully understood, these symptoms are thought to occur due to a progressive inflammation and thickening of the shoulder joint capsule.
What You Need To Know About Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common form of arthritis and usually occurs most often in people aged 50 or above.
HIIT vs LISS: Which Workout Is For Me?
The first thing to know about HIIT or LISS training is that they are not training programmes, in that they don’t have a specific number of sets, repetitions or even specific exercises that have to be included. What they are, are different approaches to exercise.
How To Kickstart A Healthy Lifestyle
Physio Yuliya has some great tips for anyone getting started and increasing activity levels.
Everything You Need To Know About Frozen Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder (FS for short) is characterised by severe shoulder or upper arm pain with restricted shoulder movement both actively (you are doing the movement) and passively (the clinician is testing the movement).
Returning To Activity And Avoiding Injury
As we look forward to gyms opening on June 7th 2021, there’s definitely an air of excitement among recreational gym users and gym bunnies alike. What’s important though, is to return safely and avoid injury. Physio Aidan has put together some top tips to help you remain safe and enjoy a return to training! […]
The Importance Of Strong Glute Muscles
To discuss the importance of the gluteal muscles we must first understand the how the gluteal muscles coordinate movement of our hip and thigh bone.
15 Things To Know About Marathon Running
As interest in marathon running continues to grow, the performance and training demands of the sport will also increase in order to maximise performance on race day.
Best Practice Guidelines For Plantar Heel Pain
Plantar heel pain (also commonly referred to as Plantar Fasciitis or Fasciopathy) is an umbrella term characterised by pain which is generally located on the underside of the foot and/or heel. It affects about 4 – 7% of the general population over their lifetime and up to 20% of an athletic or highly active population.
How To Progress Your Fitness From Home
COVID-19 changed all of our lives in one way or another. “WFH”, TikToks and garden parties became our norm. Another activity the isolated world embraced was exercise! Research has since shown us that since the pandemic started, our interest in all things fitness has hit an all time high.
Why Do Physios Prescribe Exercises?
As physiotherapists, the “physio” in our name can be considered to refer to physiology. This is the study of the function of the human body. According to definition we “promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention, and health promotion”.
What Can I Expect From Physiotherapy Treatment?
Sometimes it is difficult to understand whether you need to attend a physiotherapist or your GP when suffering with pain. You may be asking yourself “what can I expect from physiotherapy?”, “can physiotherapy help me?” or “do I need to attend physiotherapy?”. A physiotherapist will be able to treat most conditions that come through their door.
How Do I Know If I Have A Pulled Muscle?
Muscle tears (also known as ‘pulled’ muscles, or muscle strains) are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries that we see on a daily basis. Generally, a muscle tear occurs when the load placed on a muscle exceeds the capacity of that muscle to withstand the load. So how do you know if you have torn a muscle, or if it is something else causing your pain?
When Should I Worry About Pins & Needles?
Paraesthesia, or “pins and needles” as it is more colloquially known, refers to a feeling of discomfort associated with itching, tingling or “skin crawling”. Generally pins and needles is a benign and transient experience. However, there are situations where the experience of pins and needles may be indicative of a more sinister pathology and will require further medical investigation.
What Can I Do To Help My Joint Pain?
Joint stiffness is an extremely common clinical presentation and one we see very often in our day to day work.
Why A Healthy Pelvic Floor Is So Important For Everyone
We all know that dreadful feeling of needing to find a bathroom suddenly to empty the bladder at completely the wrong moment. Imagine that awful feeling and then not making it to the bathroom on time?
Getting Relief From Sciatica Pain
The exercises included in this video are all exercises which may be incorporated as part of a graded plan if you suffer from sciatica. However, they are by no means specific and a lot more goes into a plan for managing sciatica.
Massage Guns – Are They Worth The Hype?
The explosion in popularity of massage guns has become omnipresent over the last few years. A lot of this has been driven by the influencer age, with top athletes being sponsored by massage gun manufacturing companies.
