Feet are often overlooked and somewhat taken for granted in our daily lives until they start causing pain. One cause of pain may be so called ‘flat feet’ or fallen arches which sometimes can be painful, though sometimes not! John Balshaw offers some advice if you think you have flat…
Osgood Schlatters Disease – What You Need to Know
If you have a child that’s diagnosed with Osgood Schlatters Disease, do you know what it is, what causes it and what you should do about it? Our Coventry Uni Sports Therapy student, John Balshaw explains the facts that you need to know: Osgood Schlatters Disease affects mostly teenage/adolescent children,…
Anyone for Cricket? Fitness and Common Injuries In Cricketers
The game of cricket has changed so much in the past twenty years, with the introduction of One Day and Twenty20 as well as test matches, the game has never been so popular. It was once considered a game where fitness was never really that important, technical skills were enough,…
When Bigger Is Not Better – The Health Issues Associated With Big Breasts
We all, whether we like it or not, live in an age where the image of the human form, both male and female, is greatly distorted and there is great pressure to have a ‘perfect’ body, whatever that means or is. Is it fair to say that this pressure has…
A Quick Guide to Neck Pain
We’re seeing a lot of stiff and sore necks at the moment so lets take a quick look at causes and what can be done to help… A painful neck can be anything from sore and tight muscles through to sharp pain and/or tension headaches. Suffice to say that if…
Housework and Gardening – Avoiding Injuries!
Extreme Spring Cleaning Injuries Explained… Extreme spring cleaning…? What am I on about and why am I writing about it? Well, it’s that time of year isn’t it? A bit of nice weather (and it was only a bit) but it’s enough to get us top to toeing the…
The Pushing, Pulling and Shoving of Daily Life – Look After Your Core
For so many of us, we take movement for-granted, we don’t think too much about lifting, pushing, pulling in whatever it is we’re doing, be it at home or in the workplace. But how often do we see someone in the clinic with bad back or neck pain that occured…
The Menopause and How Physiotherapy Can Help
There’s been a great deal of coverage in the press recently about the menopause to help raise awareness of what women may be experiencing during this phase of their life. The BBC ran a whole series of daily features on the subject to help raise understanding of partners, family members…
Sciatica – What is It?
Sciatica is a common problem that we see in the clinic several times a week. While it seems to becoming increasingly common, perhaps due to a sedentary lifestyle or long hours spent sitting at a desk, this doesn’t detract from the fact that it can be incredibly painful and debilitating…
Sponsored Athlete Phil Harris
We had some sad but yet exciting news this week when one of our professional sponsored athletes, ice skater Phil Harris announced his retirement as an athlete. While the world of elite ice skating will be sad to lose a great athlete, Phil now has a great…
