Well, December is here again, that time of year when life gets just a little more hectic and crazy. Between rushing to finish off activities, catching up with friends, preparing for Christmas and summer holidays and hitting the shops when do you get time to breathe? How does all this rushing and stress affect our […]
Maintaining stable employment has been shown to have positive health effects including: sense of community social inclusion contribution to society and family positive life structure physical health benefits of work which is job dependent Work also helps prevent the negative factors associated with lack of employment such as: low mood negative health effects financial issues […]
Many people think that Pilates is a recent fad. However, it originated from a man called Joseph Pilates who was born in 1880 in Germany. Pilates observed that by drawing in our lower abdominal muscles when exercising we create what he called ‘the powerhouse’ – a strong centre. With a strong ‘powerhouse’ we could then ‘return […]
Recently we have seen a few women with pelvic floor and postnatal issues, so thought it may be helpful to give some general guidelines around this subject. Approximately 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men have urinary incontinence issues, so this is a very relevant topic! Often after having a baby, women are […]
Cancer rehab is a rapidly growing field. The number of people diagnosed with cancer each year is increasing, but fortunately, survival rates are also increasing. This means that there is a growing number of people out there who are living with or who have had cancer. When someone thinks of cancer they usually picture doctors, […]
Most people have a good grasp of bones, muscles, and organs, but few have heard much about fascia, never mind myofascial release. Fascia is the name for the connective tissue which helps to bind everything together in our bodies. It is a 3D web of fibres which runs in all directions. Fascia surrounds and […]
Tennis Elbow…have you been diagnosed, previously treated, know of someone with or who has had tennis elbow? Probably! This is a common diagnosis for elbow pain experienced during gripping, lifting, swinging and extending of the elbow joint and or wrist. There may also be a feeling of weakness associated with this elbow pain. Tennis […]
Many people believe that there is little that can be done for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) except wait for surgery – they’re wrong! Here is a brief overview for you of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and what can be done to help: The Carpal Tunnel is a tunnel shaped space that runs from the wrist into […]
A sudden onset of dizziness may be caused by a condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (which is a fair old mouth-full to say, so we tend to shorten it to BPPV). If this is what is causing your dizziness then a physiotherapist may be able to help you and in some cases completely alleviate […]
What is Core Stability? And Why is it So Important? Core Stability or Control is a term that is thrown around frequently these days and for many there seems to be some confusion around what it actually means. So I thought I would aim to provide some clarification from my Physiotherapist/Pilates Instructor point of view: […]
