How to avoid Tennis injuries: Make sure you play on a non-slip court, not too cold, with good footwear and tennis clothes and a quality racket and balls. Having well-made clothes and equipment will all reduce the chance of injury. Reduce the total amount of weight-bearing exercises you do. Do some cross-training to reduce impact loading while still…
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Birmingham 2022 This year’s commonwealth games are going to be held in and around Birmingham, and for us, we are particularly keen on the biking event on 3rd August on Cannock Chase, when the cream of the commonwealth bikers descend on Birches Valley. For those who are not so competitive, the…
Why isn’t it enough just to do aerobic exercise? Why should we go to the gym or use weights at home? Why do you need to get some muscle? First, let’s look at some sobering facts: In the mid-1980s, biochemists established that muscles were essential to immunity, as glutamine was manufactured by muscles and…
What I have learnt whilst working with athletes is that runners are the most determined, there is no stopping a runner from running. There is no such thing as a day off… they just run all year round. This means that injuries such as stress fractures, plantar fasciitis and overuse injuries become very common,…
First, decide what your fitness goals are! Patients often ask me, once their general fitness is much better, “How do I take the next step to train towards a specific sport?” Firstly, any current injuries should be assessed by an experienced physiotherapist or sports therapist. Then you need to decide on your goals. What are…
Do you remember studying hard at school to get good A levels? Your dream was to get accepted onto a physiotherapy university degree course, as the idea of helping people to get out of pain and live a higher quality of life really appealed to you. Physiotherapy suited your personality because it was a proven…
Great news. The sun is shining, and it’s holiday time! Most of us have been couped up for the best part of a year, probably getting a lot less exercise than normal and possibly desperately needing some treatment for pain. Every year we get a surge of clients who have put their back out and…
A big thank you to those who bought one of Nicky’s books or some of our bespoke jewellery in April. You generated £60 which will be paid into the Red Cross and Blue Cross Charities specifically to help Ukraine. For those who would still like to help, then we are selling Nicky’s books and bespoke…
If you have reached this page, then you have most likely Googled “where can I get a massage near me“, this is a common question that is typed into Google every day. If Google has done its job and we hope that it has, then you are most likely located within a radius of about…