Arthritis: Four of the best exercises to relieve stiff and painful joints

Arthritis and similar joint conditions affect more than 10 million people in the UK, according to the NHS. Symptoms include joint pain, tenderness and stiffness, inflamed joints and restricted movement. There’s…

Hassle-free ways to improve your diet that you won’t even notice

It’s official! A bad diet is really the world’s deadliest health risk. Eating unhealthily accounts for a fifth of all deaths, and claims more lives than smoking because of its…

Can exercise reverse the ageing process?

While many in their 80s and 90s may be starting to take it easy, 85-year-old track star Irene Obera is at the other end of the spectrum. Setting multiple world…

What should our maximum heart rate be during exercise?

You have your trainers on, your FitBit is charged, but now what? When you exercise, your heart and breathing rates increase, delivering greater quantities of oxygen from the lungs to…

Shelley goes rowing!

Shelley gives some top tips on using the rower when in the Gym. Make sure you keep your back straight! Exercise

Case Study-Skiing Injury

Mr L came to see us following a skiing injury which lead to a fractured tibia (the lower leg). He was immobilised in a cast and then commenced physiotherapy. Having…

Shelley does the plank!!

The Plank is one of the most popular exercises for your core strength! Shelley advises on how to perform this properly!

Tennis Elbow

This is the most common injury relating to tennis. This is often caused by faulty technique or the use of a racket that is either too heavy or the grip…

Martial Arts

Martial arts, or more accurately “fighting systems” are structured systems specifically for, or derived from, combat techniques.  Applications often include more than just physical disciplines, with many systems incorporating mental…

What is Dry Needling?

Dry Needling is a very effective form of Trigger Point Therapy. Dry Needling is relevant for both myofascial trigger points and the fascia, where a specially trained practitioner needles a…

Tennis : Calf Injuries

Warming up is key before playing tennis. Rushing to one side of the court or to pick up a volley or drop shot can inevitably cause a strain or worse…

Deep Bruising/Haematomas & Contusions

A cricket ball is hard and rigid and if it contacts a muscle directly this can be extremely painful. A bruise can result and can get in between the muscle…

Cricket Shoulder Injury?

Cricket is a very popular sport over the summer months and can lead to overuse type injuries predominantly in the shoulder to the rotator cuff muscles. It is important to…

Glutes, quads and also your core strength

Work those glutes, quads and also your core strength with this great exercise Shelley is demonstrating! Keep your body strong!

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Are you experiencing numbness, tingling and sometimes pain in the fingers and hand, occasionally in the forearm, even weakness in the hand? This may be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a condition…

Swimming Tip #1

At Physio Fitness we like to help in more ways than just curing our clients. If we can help prevent you from causing injury then we are more than happy…

Case Study-Tennis Elbow

Mr JH had been suffering elbow pain for 3 months prior to attending his physiotherapy appointment, which had progressively been deteriorating. He was working in the construction business, requiring a…

Have a look around Physio Fitness

It's difficult to describe what to expect at Physio Fitness so we decided to put a little video together for you!!

A Welcome from Shelley

Amazing Day At Hampstead Fete

Wow we had a fab time at Hampstead Fete today, basking in the sunshine in between doing lots of our mini massages, all to raise money for charity. It was…

Hampstead Fete

Physio Fitness, our in-house Physiotherapy and Sports Massage clinic based at UCS Active, will be offering 15 minutes seated Sports/Remedial massage at Hampstead Fete on Sunday the 2nd July between…

Who is ready for the tennis season?

As with any sport, the importance of warming up (and down) is of paramount importance. With the football and rugby seasons league seasons over, our attentions now turn to summer…

When athletes beat the odds: These six stars are just getting better age

The following is an excerpt from TIME's new special edition, The Science of Exercise, available on Amazon and at retailers everywhere. If you’ve ever opened a birthday card to a…

Importance of the core muscles

Back pain is unfortunately very common and is due to various factors such as poor posture, poor muscle endurance, altered muscle firing patterns, muscular imbalances, inflexibility of the lower limbs,…

Meditation for beginners-20 tips to help quiet the mind

Whether you are looking for more peace or less stress in your life, meditation could be exactly what you need. For beginners, or people who are just learning about the…

What are the current thoughts on muscle stretches?

What are the current thoughts on muscle stretches? This really depends on what you are trying to achieve with your stretches. There is no evidence to date that proves that…

Winter Workout Top 10 Tips

Without proper warm-up, cold weather can contribute to injury during daily exercise – but that doesn’t mean you should tone down your fitness routine. Here are 10 tips for conditioning…

Hamstring Injury?

HOW DO THEY OCCUR? Hamstring strains/injuries and ruptures are common in contact sports such as football and rugby but equally so in non-contact sports such as track and field and…

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

What is carpal tunnel syndrome? The carpal tunnel is a narrow channel in the hand made up of the small wrist bones and the overarching connective tissue.  A few structures pass…

Skiers Thumb?

SKIER’S THUMB What is it? This is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the metacarpo-phalangel joint (MCP) on the medial side of the thumb when the thumb…

10 Ways to Exercise While Watching TV

Being a couch potato can wreak havoc on your health, but if TV is an addiction for you, you can easily remedy the situation by trying out these 10 ways…

Festive Rye Bread Canapes

During the festive season we all need some tried and tested go to recipes that are easy, quick, tasty, and healthy. Well your in the right place because these canapes…

Valuable Skiing Advice

The skiing season is now upon us. We as physiotherapists inevitably find this a busy time of year for us. Skiing is a wonderful sport and hobby but unfortunately there…

Physiotherapy: For better health and living

Article from Femina Physiotherapy—a drug-free way of healing physical ailments—is one of the fastest growing healthcare practices over the world. And it is emerging as the preferred choice to cure…

Kinesiology Taping

Kinesiology taping is a commonly used intervention for a number of clinical conditions such as muscular pain syndromes, pulled muscles, tendonitis, fasciitis, patella-femoral syndrome, postural correction, and pain associated with pregnancy to…

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

The ACL is one of the deep internal ligaments that binds the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin), and stabilises the knee joint. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries can occur…

Tennis Elbow?

Lateral epicondylitis, commonly called "Tennis elbow" is a condition where pain is felt on the outside part of the elbow whilst gripping, holding, lifting or typing. It is one of the…

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis continues to be widely used for the clinical syndrome of undersurface heel pain. However, the use of 'itis' denotes an inflammatory disorder. This is a misnomer as the pathology is…

Meniscus – What is it?

The menisci are fibrocartilaginous structures which are present in your knee. The role is to share load across the knee (shock absorption). In conjunction with the ligaments of the knee they…

Calf Tears

Muscles are made up of bundles of fibres which we can sometimes tear during exercise. This can be due to a sudden explosive exercise like sprinting, kicking a ball or even…

Acute ankle sprain?

Ankle sprains can be a common and long lasting problem if not dealt with quickly and appropriately. Lateral ankle sprains are much more common that medial ankle sprains and they are caused…

Salsa anyone?

Salsa dancers know only too well, that whilst this highly aerobic exercise may certainly be enjoyable and an excellent way to stay fit, it does not come without its fair share…

Low Back Pain?

Low Back Pain affects nearly everyone at some stage of active adult life, and is one of the most common conditions that we as physiotherapists treat. The majority of lower back…

Do you suffer from Runners Knee?

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS), sometimes also called “runner’s knee,” is one of the most common running injuries. It is normally associated with a dull pain felt around or underneath the kneecap. Aggravating activities can include squatting, running (especially…

Acute “wry neck” (torticollis)

This is a very painful condition and often presents when you wake up in the morning. The neck is almost stuck in a position, which is normally slightly off to…

Pelvic pain during pregnancy?

Pelvic pain is felt in the pelvic area, located in the lowest part of the abdomen. It is extremely common during pregnancy and can affect around 20% of women during pregnancy…

Revised opening times

Due to public demand (we love that saying!!) we are open Saturdays 9am till 4pm. This is great for you Monday to Friday people. Pop in and get a treatment…

PHYSIO FITNESS ARE NOW OFFERING PREGNANCY MASSAGE

Physio Fitness are now offering pregnancy massage as an additional treatment, alongside our physiotherapy and sports/remedial massage. Emily, our in-house Massage Therapist offers this to those during and after pregnancy. Massage is not…

Welcome to the team Anat!

We would like to welcome Anat Meier to join our team at Physio Fitness. Anat will be covering the morning clinics on a Monday and Friday initially, and she will…

Are You a Cricketer?

In cricket, we tend to see patients suffering with Thrower’s shoulder. This is actually an impingement syndrome when the tendons in the shoulder compress against the bony edge at the…

Are you a golfer?

In golf, a good full body swing is crucial in hitting a good ball. Unfortunately, we as physiotherapists are seeing many injuries not only to the back but also to…

Are you a footballer?

The football season is here! It is important to keep yourself at a level of sport and activity over the summer months ready for your return to the pitch. Many football…