Articles from a manual therapist who answers the same questions every week at the clinic — written to help you understand, not to overwhelm you with medical jargon.
After a fracture, the right rehabilitation determines how quickly and how fully you return to your normal life. Find out what physiotherapy does at every stage — and why "just resting" is not enough.
Read articleFalls are one of the greatest risks facing older adults. Learn how simple balance exercises done at home can significantly reduce that risk, and how home physiotherapy offers personalised support.
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Knee pain, tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis — running injuries are common but usually treatable. Learn how to prevent them and how physiotherapy can get you back on the road.
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Is your neck painful and do you also have a headache? Cervicogenic headache is more common than most people realise. Find out how it is identified and how physiotherapy can help.
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The Brazilian Renata França method differs from the classic European one in pressure, rhythm and indication — and how to tell which suits your body.
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Frozen shoulder passes through three predictable phases — freezing, frozen, thawing. How a phase-by-phase programme "unlocks" it.
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Parkinson's is not the end of an active life — it is the start of a different one, with one powerful weapon: targeted, consistent, specialised exercise.
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A moment that splits life into "before" and "after". There is hope — and early physiotherapy is an urgent necessity, not a luxury.
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A sprain is an injury to the ligaments and capsuloligamentous structures of a joint — not to the muscles or tendons.
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Low back pain refers to pain or discomfort in the lumbar region — the lower back. Multiple causes, one approach: proper assessment first.
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Pain across the wider neck and head region is characteristic of cervical pain. How the real cause is pinpointed.
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Most dizziness in adults is mechanical, not neurological. How the Epley manoeuvre "clears" benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in minutes.
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Assessment by a physiotherapist is essential to identify the structures that are affected.
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Hip pain is not always a simple matter. Often two or more structures are involved at the same time.
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Hand pain can be mild during specific movements or unbearable even at rest.
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Elbow pain can arise from various tissues — tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are the most common causes.
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Foot pain is not always a simple matter. Various structures may be involved at the same time.
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Tendinopathy is the broad term covering tendon disorders, whether chronic or acute. Why anti-inflammatories are not always the answer.
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It may originate from the spine or from a structure of the shoulder — joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones.
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Few diagnoses are as frightening as a "herniated disc" — yet most resolve without surgery when the body is given the right support and the right time.
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The bodies that cope best are not the ones that have been protected from movement, but the ones that have been challenged by it — steadily and carefully.
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The phrase "rotator cuff tear" sounds devastating — but most tears do not require surgery.
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