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...
3 Tips For Easing Back Pain Naturally Without Taking Painkillers
Back pain can come out of the blue sometimes. You can be going about your daily business one minute, and the next be experiencing extreme back pain! A huge amount of stress and limitation is put on what you can do when this happens. Typically people will do one of two...
The World’s Best Way To Sit For Your Back
We live in a world where more and more jobs are desk based. Sitting goes against how we evolved as humans. Keeping it to a minimum is proven to have the best effect on back pain when compared with sitting with good posture. However, sitting with good posture takes...
The 5 Best Things To Do In London If You Didn’t Have Back Pain
The most diverse and exciting place on earth! From proms in the park to cat cafes London truly has something for everyone. At any time of year you can expect to be intrigued by what London has to offer. Soaked in history, filled with gastronomical adventures of all...
“You’re Getting Old. Rest And Take Painkillers”.
This is what Sally, 59 from Balham, was told when she went for a consultation with her GP about her back pain before coming to see me. Getting older is blamed for a lot of medical problems but back pain should not be one of them. If getting older meant that you were...