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The health benefits of swimming revealed
Swim England highlights the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming, and they are extensive. # Swimming offers a low impact, high...


Acute tennis injuries
Acute injuries in elite professional tennis players differ to those who recreationally play. Reasoning behind this is down to associated...


How heavy can your head get when on tech?
Research has shown that individuals on average spend four hours per day looking at their smartphones - that's 1400 hours a year! As you...


Is osteopathic treatment uncomfortable?
Whenever I meet a patient for the first time, I always ask if they know what to expect from the consultation, and occasionally they reply...


Red flags - what are they?
It would not be uncommon for patients to 'Google' their symptoms, and be faced with daunting suggestions that they have a serious...


How are muscle strains categorised?
Muscle injuries account for up to 1/3 of all sports related injuries, and can lead to extended periods of time out of sport. It is...


Does aggressive rehabilitation offer the best outcomes?
Musculoskeletal injuries, such as lower back and neck pain, can emanate from the skin, fascia, bursa, muscle, ligaments, tendons and...


Chronic whiplash-associated disorder
Whiplash injuries are very common, and can result from not only road traffic collisions, but also from sports and falls. If left...


Reducing your chances of injury
Injuries can hit when we're least expecting them, and can have a huge impact physically, emotionally and socially. Harbouring an injury...


Beliefs about back pain affects prognosis
Low back pain is widely prevalent worldwide and can have profound effects on people's health and way of life. There is also a...


Common swimming injuries
As we move through spring and head towards summer, and swimming pools and outdoor lakes begin to open, it is important to recognise some...


Piriformis syndrome - fuelled by sedentary lifestyles
As a nation, we are sitting for longer periods than ever before. Particularly in today's current climate, we are working from home,...


Do we need to consider using motion control trainers?
There has long been speculation as to whether specific running shoes have an influence on injury prevention. Do you over-pronate? are you...


The global problem of low back pain
Lower back pain continues to be a leading cause of disability across the globe and affected as many as 577 million people in 2017. As...
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