All posts by Fiona Bubb

Five essential stretches for good back health

Your pelvis is placed under strain every day as it serves as a connector and pivot between your lower and upper body. Given its location and important function, your pelvis needs to be both stable and flexible to maintain good back health. For the best hip, pelvic, and lower back…

Reduce Your Back Pain: Pelvic Control

Most people in the UK have experienced some form of back pain. In most cases people can reduce or control back pain by making simple changes to their posture. Due to anatomical pressures and gravity, people regularly maintain what is called an anterior tilted pelvis. Effectively, if you arch your lower…

The squat simplified

The squat is a well-known movement that is utilized in many gym sessions and fitness classes. One reason for its popularity is that it uses almost every muscle in the body and improves flexibility, mobility and strength throughout. It is also a movement replicated in every day life without us even being aware…

Patellofemoral Dysfunction

What causes it? Generally speaking, patellofemoral dysfunction occurs under one of two broad circumstances; either when the patella is forced with excessive pressure against the underlying femur or when it is pulled excessively either laterally or medically against the groove. In either case, this would cause irritation and abrasion of…

George Semple – Irish Dancer and Sponsored Athlete

Two years on and George is still a regular patient. As he is currently in the final preparations for his next major tournament. We decided to catch up with George and find out some more about So George, how old were you when you started Irish dancing, and how did…

Carpal Tunnel Sports Massage In Coventry

Carpal Tunnel (CTS) is a relatively common condition that causes pain, numbness and a tingling sensation in the hand and fingers. Usually, these sensations develop gradually and initially are worse at night. They tend to affect the thumb, index finger and half of the ring finger. Other symptoms of carpal…

Physiotherapy Treatment For Neck Pain

Are you experiencing neck pain and stiffness? Neck pain and stiffness is a common complaint in today’s world. Due to the repetitive nature in most jobs, people quite often find themselves maintaining static postures regularly throughout the working day. This quite often leads to neck pain and stiffness.There are a…

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Neck and Shoulder Pain

Are you experiencing pain or pins and needles in the neck? Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a rare condition that can involve pain in the neck and shoulder area, numbness and tingling spreading into the fingers and a weak grip. The thoracic outlet is the area between the rib cage…

Medical Acupuncture and its Benefits

Like Chinese acupuncture it involves the insertion of fine, solid filament needles. It has been proven to be an effective therapy for treating muscular tension and pain, and also aids healing through decreasing muscle spasm and improving mobility. It is considered  one of the safest medical treatments available in the…

Can Foot Dysfunction Cause Pain Elsewhere?

The foot/ankle is a complicated area of the body comprising of 26 bones (almost one quarter of all bones in the entire body!), 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. It is easy to appreciate the many functions of the foot and ankle based on all of these…