As temperatures drop during the winter months, many of us experience increased joint stiffness, muscle aches, and general discomfort.Understanding how cold weather affects your body can empower you to take proactive steps to maintain mobility and reduce pain. How Cold Weather Affects the Body Joint Stiffness: Cold temperatures can cause the synovial fluid in joints […]

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but it’s also filled with tasks that can strain your body from decorating to long-distance travel. Let’s unwrap the truth behind five common myths, just in time for Christmas  Cracking Your Knuckles Causes Arthritis Origin: This myth likely started as a deterrent to discourage the habit, which […]

If you’ve been watching the Olympics recently, you might have noticed the circular red marks on swimmers’ bodies, these marks are due to cupping therapy.   Cupping as a therapy has been popularised by athletes like Michael Phelps. It is an ancient therapy often seen as an elite sports recovery tool. However, cupping’s benefits extend […]

Pilates Classes, Personalised Attention in Small Group Sessions At Elite Therapy, we offer Pilates classes designed to give you personalised instruction. Whether you’re looking to stay active, improve flexibility, or need extra support for your body, our Pilates classes are tailored to suit your needs. With a maximum of six participants per session, you’ll receive […]

Are you struggling with a re-occurring knee pain that is affecting your day to day? A Knee brace can help to ease discomfort and pain associated with various conditions or previous injury. However searching the brace market and considering the vast amount of choices and variations can leave you overwhelmed. You must consider correct sizing […]

What to Expect at Your Local Fitting Centre Did you know Elite Therapy Coventry is an official Support Brace Consultation and Fitting Centre in the Midlands area? Elite specialise in support brace consultations and fittings. We order an extensive range of braces for various injuries and conditions, such as knee pain, ankle sprains, upper limb injuries, and back […]

We’re not usually huge fans of therapy gadgets as they tend to be a bit faddy and then they end up chucked at the back of the cupboard, however, our clinic manager, Fiona, has been trying out the CranioCradle.  This claims to help promote relaxation and to even send you off to dozyland and can […]

CrossFit is a fitness or lifestyle program that is gaining popularity in the UK. It works on the basis of setting a different fitness challenge each day to test various aspects of fitness.  As with every sport or activity, injury can happen, particularly when participants are following a program online or in a large group […]

We all know that feeling after a hard workout or if we haven’t done any exercise for a while where the muscles become tight and really sore. There’s an endless supply of information that would tell you that this feeling is caused by the build up of lactic acid in the muscles, hence most people believe […]

A few months ago, we introduced our new student, John Balshaw to you.  You’ll meet John at the clinic usually on Tuesdays and sometimes later in the week too and he’s very much part of our team now! For any aspiring Sports Therapists out there, John has given this great insight as to what his […]