5 Ways To Reduce The Likelihood Of RSI

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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

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Shelley goes rowing!

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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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