The Top 5 Sports Activities for Kids in London
Following an extremely challenging year for everyone, children have been seriously affected by a lack of social interaction, meeting their friends and playing sports. Sport is heavily involved in all children’s curriculum due to the mental health benefits that are...
The Top 5 Tips For Your Training Plan If You’re Back in The Gym This Week
With the gyms opening this week, many have set new fitness goals and targets. These can sometimes be short lasting as many of us don’t have the guidance we need to make exercise a part of our daily life. Here are 5 quick tips to keep you on track: 1. Sleep well, Train...
Top 3: Tips to Avoid Back Pain When Working From Home
Throughout lockdown, we’ve seen an increase in the number of patients coming in with back pain. In part, this is due to poor working from home set-ups. Spending hours each day hunched over a desk - combined with a reduction in movement throughout the day - is the...
Instant Physio Team Receive First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
We're delighted to announce that both of Instant Physio's chartered physiotherapists, Ed Thompson and Steve Judson have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination. As a medical service, we have been open throughout lockdown and have strictly adhered to...
Top 5: Things to do in Tooting Post-Lockdown
With the recent Government roadmap announcement, there is hope for optimism in the coming months that our lives will resemble some sort of normality once again. It is has been an extremely difficult time but there is now light at the end of the tunnel, so I've put...
What is CBD and what are the main benefits?
What is CBD Oil? The chances are you have heard about CBD by now. This blog will explain what the product is and outline some of the benefits associated with it. First of all, it’s important to know that CBD oil is 100% legal and safe to sell in the UK. Cannabidiol...
How to Improve Your Running Form
If you’ve got knee pain and you’re a runner, or maybe you’ve had knee pain and it’s gone away so you’re returning to running, a real key tip is to look at your cadence. This is your number of steps per minute. We see a lot of people in the treatment room who are...
When do I need to see a physio for my knee pain
A common question that I recieve is “when do I need to see a physio about my knee?” The truth is you can see a physio at any time, but my view is that if you’ve had a problem for a while and it keeps coming back, it’s a sign that something is wrong. A physiotherapy...
3 Quick Tips to Relieve Knee Pain
If you’re fed up of knee pain and sick and tired of not being able to be active, here are 3 tips to give you some quick wins and hopefully give you some relief from your knee pain. Use a Knee Support The first tip is using a knee support, some people think that a knee...
The Top 5 Reasons to Stay Active During Lockdown
Being under a national lockdown is a challenging time for us all. We’re missing our normal fitness routines, spending time with loved ones and much more. With the new government guidance, we must stay at home unless there is a valid reason not to be, unless we are...