We've had a number of our patients emailing in this morning complaining of knee pain after this weekend. It is true that people are 76% more active with warmer weather and in London this normally means games on the park, dancing at a festival or long days out. When...

We’ve all had it… That moment you wake up in the morning after your first session back exercising. You tentatively walk down the stairs feeling like your muscles aren't going to carry you on account of the severe muscle pain in your thighs. For a brief period you...

Do you ever wake up and feel like it’s going to be a slow start or that you are going to feeling 'groggy' for the rest of the day? Or feel like until it gets to about 11am you don’t want to talk to anyone or do much?! Well, it turns out that there are some scientific...

"Running is bad for your knees". I hear this all the time. For some people, this is true. But for the majority, running is proven to reduce rates of knee arthritis. So if running is good for you then what are you waiting for? Often people don’t know where to start,...

If you have back pain which ‘flares up’ with certain activities like hoovering, gardening or driving for long periods then you are not alone. This week a number of our clients have been emailing with questions about how to garden back pain free. Raking the leaves,...

If you’ve got back pain, stiffness or an ache - surfing the internet for a solution is normally one of the first things you do. And with YouTube, you’ve got 1000s of video to choose from all claiming to have the ‘No. 1 cure for back pain with a 20s stretch!’ or...

Wouldn’t it be nice to live somewhere hot where the sun was shining all year round? Have you ever noticed that during the warmer months and while you are on holiday somewhere hot you tend to find that any aches or pains that you are living with seem to go away and...

“I think it’s my posture...” I hear this a lot in the treatment room. From professional footballers, to busy Mums, to the over 80’s. As a physio you refer to the scientific research to see if there is any evidence on posture with things like back pain. The question...

When back pain makes it hard to enjoy a walk out with friends, or prevents you from being able to enjoy a stroll with your partner it can be very frustrating. For a lot of my patients, being able to walk around with friends for the afternoon without their back hurting...

Travelling for work or pleasure with back pain can be a nightmare. A lot fo the time, the things you have to do involve long periods of sitting, lifting, and sleeping in uncomfortable hotel beds. If you work involves lots of travel or if your going on holiday this...