3 Tips For Exercising With Back Pain
When you’ve got back pain and you want to get back in to some regular exercise you want to be sure you are not going to make anything worse. The good news is that exercising is proven to help improve your recovery and reduce pain. Patients often ask: “What is safe to...
A Pain In The Neck! 3 Reasons Why Your Neck Pain Isn’t Getting Better
For people who struggle with neck pain on a daily basis, enjoying the simple things in life can become a real challenge. Office workers, athletes and people who have physical jobs, neck pain is something that can come on gradually over time and flare up from time to...
5 Myths When It Comes To Ending Knee Pain
There is a lot of gossip in the world of knee pain. Everyone seems to be an expert right? Magazines, YouTube vloggers and newspaper ads claim to have the "cure" for knee pain. Unfortunately, getting long term relief from knee pain isn't as easy as some people claim....
The 3 Best Foods To Reduce The Effects Of Knee Arthritis (And Other Types Of Arthritis)
Wouldn’t it be great if you could slow down the effects of ageing on your body? Well, it turns out that one way to do that is just by eating the right foods... ... Health-conscious people are always on the look out for new ways to stave off unwanted ailments that put...
The 3 Best Walks In London (When Your Knee Isn’t Playing Up)
London must be the easiest place to get your 10 000 steps in! Spoilt for choice when it comes to going for a stroll, London (especially South West London) is jam-packed with great places to explore. A Sunday wouldn’t be the same without a meander in my opinion and in...
Back Pain: What To Do When It Is “Just A Niggle”
"It was only a niggle..." This is what one of my recent back pain clients said during a consultation with me. Unfortunately, his "niggle" progressed into something far more severe and he is now aware that listening to your body and dealing with "niggles" before they...
Wake Up Feeling Pain Free, Energised, And Ready To Start Your Day
Hey there it's Ed from Instant Physio. I've just been asked a question by a patient who's suffering with back pain and she's wondering what is the best position to sleep in when you've got back pain. If you're someone who wakes up and feels really stiff and...
5 Costly Mistakes To Avoid When Trying To End Back Pain
One of the most common things I hear in the treatment room is “I wish I had seen a specialist earlier”! With years of experience in ending back pain I am never surprised by what some people have tried when attempting to end their back pain before coming to see me. To...
5 Daily Habits To Reduce Stiffness
One of the most frequent questions I get asked around this time of year is: “With the weather getting colder how do I prevent my joints from stiffening up and my mobility slowing down?" What is crucial about this type problem is understanding “why” this happens. Let...
10 Reasons Why Managing Stress Better Will Ease Your Back Pain
f stress was an object, something you could pick up and hold, take a photo of and see with your own eyes people would pay more attention to it. Carrying excess body weight or not putting sun cream on and getting sunburnt is a far more obvious and easy to spot health...