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Move for Health

Taking regular exercise can have enormous benefits for your health and can help you to prevent many medical conditions including coronary heart disease, back pain and depression. The best way is to build exercise into your daily routine.

Work with your back pain!

Nearly all of us are affected by back pain at some time during our lives but although it can make us very anxious at the time, it is rarely serious.

Lazy Exercise Guide for Busy People

Oh dear, most people promise themselves to get fit and to take more exercise – but that promise is all too easily broken. One of the problems is that we all get so busy with the other things going on in our lives, and work and family commitments tend to take over.

Back to School [also available as PowerPoint slides 4MB]

Our Physiotherapist Sue Cooper helps you to return your children to school safely by looking after their backs.

‘Tis the tennis season…

Tennis enthusiasts are well into their stride by now but there is always another wave of enthusiasm as Wimbledon arrives. Injuries can sadly happen with this sudden burst of activity and the following tips will help you to avoid sitting on the sidelines.

Going skiing?

Have a great time – but don’t ruin your trip with injuries. Our physiotherapist, Sue Cooper, an experienced skier herself, suggests that you follow these tips to reduce the risk of injury.

Shoulder impingement

Lewis Manning sees many patients who complain of a ‘catching’ pain in the shoulder that severely disrupts their sporting or daily activities, and can even disturb sleep. If that sounds like your problem, it’s possible that you may have ‘shoulder impingement’. What on earth is that?

Stroke Support and Help

Every year more than 130,000 people in England and Wales suffer first strokes. The physiotherapist is one of the multi-disciplinary team of professionals involved in the treatment of stroke patients.

What Are You Wearing?

Almost one third of patients receiving treatment from physiotherapists specialising in sports injuries are people who wear the wrong trainers while running, according to a survey by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Don't Injure Yourself with DIY!

We see many patients with aches and pains as a result of working on the house! It’s easy to forget that many DIY activities are strenuous and may involve lifting, twisting, bending and holding unusual postures. Some planning may help to avoid these.