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Shoulder Pain
Causes of Shoulder Pain- Treatment and Care The versatility and motion of the shoulder joint make it easy to move freely. When there is a problem with the shoulder, it becomes very difficult to move freely and results in excessive pain and discomfort. As a ball and...
Hip Pain
Hip Pain – Definition, Causes, Prevention, Treatment IMS can help with muscular injuries in the hip area and hip pain can refer from the lumbar region. The hip joint is designed to stand several consistent motions, including reasonable wear and tear. Being the largest...
Back Pain
Symptoms of Back Pain - Causes and Treatment Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is a highly effective treatment for back pain. Spinal muscles are encouraged to relax during IMS which results in the decompression of the spine with decreased pressure on spinal...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- Definition, Causes, and GUNN IMS as a Treatment Carpal tunnel syndrome, or median compression, is a condition that makes the hand feel weak, numb or tingle. People experience this condition due to the pressure on the median nerve that travels...
Headaches
Causes, Symptom, and Treatment for people suffering from headaches. One of the most popular health problems is headaches. Most people develop the problem as a result of different factors. Most times, headaches are not life-threatening, and on many occasions, a pain...
Sciatica
Causes, Symptoms and Solutions for Sciatic Pain Sciatica is a type of pain that spreads along the sciatic nerve's path and extends from the lower back region following the hips and buttocks to either or both legs. In most cases, this kind of pain affects only one side...
RSI
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Causes and Treatment RSI refers to the general term used for describing pain in the tendons, muscles, or nerves. They often occur as a result of consistent movement and overuse. Also known as repetitive stress injury, it is a gradual...
Knee Pain
Knee Pain – Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Anyone can develop knee pain, regardless of age. Different factors may be responsible for knee pain, such as injury, ruptured ligament, or torn cartilage. On the other hand, other mechanical conditions may cause the knee...
Tennis Elbow
Definition, Causes, and Treatment for Tennis Elbow Tennis Elbow, medically known as lateral epicondylitis, is a painful condition due to using the elbow excessively. At times, it may include swelling of the arm. However, the name does not imply that sports...
ITBS
Iliotibial band syndrome – Definition, Causes, Treatment This health issue often referred to as IT band syndrome by many, causes pain to the outside part of the knee. It is a condition mostly associated with athletcs, especially athletes committed to running long...
Shin Splints
Causes, symptoms and solutions for shin splints This condition happens to people due to the muscles and bones in the lower area of the leg pulling and tugging at their insertion on the shin bone (tibia). This problem is common to athletes and military officers. Also,...
Benefits of Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, often known as aquatic therapy, is any exercise that is conducted in warm water to aid in the treatment and rehabilitation of neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions. However, hot water may also be used depending on the disease being treated....
Accessing Physiotherapy
"Almost 1.2m people wait at least six months for Vital NHS services in England" - The Guardian (August 2021) Accessing Physiotherapy services assists with re-establishing physical development and capacity when somebody is affected by injury or incapacity. It can...
Osteopathy
Osteopaths centre on treating the entire individual and see the body's frameworks as interrelated. Osteopathy is a medication-free, non-obtrusive manual treatment that expects to further develop wellbeing across your body by controlling and reinforcing the...
Physio Exoskeletons
Exoskeleton technology for Rehabilitation The advancement of scientific robotic technology is helping physiotherapists aid their client’s physical rehabilitation. Lower extremity rehabilitation, particularly for walking recovery after neurological injury, can require...
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage is a strategy principally used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It includes applying supported tension utilising slow, deep strokes to focus on the internal layers of the muscles and connective tissues. Massage...
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vestibular rehabilitation treatment (VRT) is a particular type of treatment expected to mitigate issues brought about by vestibular problems, fundamentally dizziness and light-headedness, looking fazed and additionally dizzy and falls. An altered exercise plan is...
Pilates
Pilates for Reciprocal Growth Pilates and Reciprocal Growth is a strategy for physical activity which centres on core stability, strength, adaptability, posture, and respiratory control. Over the most recent twenty years, there has been an overall development in...
Posture and Physio
Posture is the situation wherein a person holds their body while standing, sitting or resting. Good posture prepares the body to stand, walk, sit and lie with minimal strain on muscles and tendons while moving or performing weight-bearing exercises. Dynamic posture is...
Corporate Physiotherapy
When individuals are experiencing muscle pain, physical injury, or not moving just as they used to, expert physiotherapy can offer rehabilitation solutions. Our Chartered Physiotherapists provide ergonomic advice to help your employees utilise their workstations...
Woman’s Health Physio
Are you a postnatal mum interested in returning to your fitness, function, and energy levels? Every pregnancy, birth and recovery is different and our Mummy M.O.T. ® trained health professional, Levi Moore is here to help your body heal. Becoming a mum and...
VP UK 2021
Bookings are now open for Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2021 which will take place from 5-6 November. In the vPUK21 World, you can meet colleagues and friends for virtual fun using a personalised avatar and get your CPD. Themes of 2021 event: Evolving Practice: It explains...
Paediatric Physiotherapy
Reach Physiotherapy is a centre of excellence and the only clinic on the South Coast to provide Intra-muscular Stimulation (IMS) to help treat various physical conditions including Paediatric Physio. Paediatric physiotherapists bring their special abilities as...
Neurological Physiotherapy
Damage to the central nervous system, including the mind and spinal cord, involves the messages from the cerebrum not arriving at the necessary of your body. This can bring about loss of developmental movement and sensation, uncoordinated mobility, weak muscles,...
Nutrition and Physiotherapy
Regardless of whether a patient presents with an acute injury, be it iatrogenic or unintentional, or a condition that has prompted continuous tissue degeneration, a part of the mediation program made by the physiotherapist incorporates suitable unloading and loading...
Integrated Care Systems
As of April 2021, 42 ICSs are covering regions of England with the aim to be completely functional by April 2022. https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/what-is-integrated-care/ The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) responded to the NHS England consultation...
Stretching Exercises
Stretching is an exercise where a particular muscle or ligament is purposely flexed or extended to improve the strength's felt flexibility and accomplish a friendly muscle tone. The outcome is an inclination of expanded muscle control, adaptability, and scope of...
Digital Physiotherapy
Telehealth is certifiably not a new idea. There are reports of its utilisation since the mid-twentieth century when suppliers used two-path radios for correspondence. Then, from the 1960s, health experts had the use of phones to give directions to patients. With the...
Physiotherapy and Recovery
Rehabilitation is the recovery process towards achieving ideal form and function. Musculoskeletal injuries can have quick and critical impacts on our daily life. At the point when an individual encounters impediments because of say, ageing or a medical issue, wounds...
Tokyo Paralympics
The Olympic Games, initially set for 2020 summer in Tokyo, has now been officially rescheduled, with new dates announced for 2021. It will currently run from August 24 until September 5, 2021. With a rich history going back almost 3,000 years, the very first Olympics...
Myotherapy and Physiotherapy
Street dancing: Street dancing is a wide umbrella term that depicts a scope of funk and hip-hop dance styles developed in the USA since the 1970s. Famous types of street dance incorporate break dance, popping and locking. Additionally, it offers an incredible exercise...
Surfing England
Surfing England is the perceived National Governing Body (NGB) In June 2017 following a seven-year excursion to assemble a fit-for-reason and present-day NGB for Surfing in Britain. Run by surfers for surfers it works for the help and advancement of Surfing in England...
HIIT and Sports Physio
HIIT and sports physio and sports massage for rehabilitation Physical injuries during sports are normally brought about by overuse, direct effect, or the use of power that is more than the body part can withstand. Clinical examination of any injury is significant, on...
Digital Physiotherapy
Digital Physiotherapy and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Telehealth is certifiably not a new idea. There are reports of its utilisation since the mid-twentieth century when suppliers utilised two-path radios for correspondence. Then, from the 1960s, health...
Long Jump Plyometrics
Plyometrics is a term that was presented in 1975 by an American Olympic-style events mentor, Fred Wilt. Even though instituted in 1975, plyometric practices were being utilised in the '60s by Soviet competitors, which drove Fred to his examination nearby. The word has...
Gymnastics and Physiotherapy
Gymnastics is an energising and challenging sport that places enormous strains on the body. However, the massive amount of physical training gymnasts go through sees a high level of injury.