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Where does my hip pain come from?
Hip pain: It may be a familiar story; You have developed pain around the side of your hip and dutifully go to your GP to find out the source. The GP sends you for a x-ray and it comes back with the dreaded diagnosis of hip arthritis. But hang on! There are many sources of
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Perceived Rate of Effort for aerobic workouts
The Perceived Rate of Effort (PRE) scale. Some people find it difficult to judge which ‘zones’ they should be working out at when doing their aerobic work. Why do zones matter? It is important to stay in the correct zone in order to hit the ‘fat burning zone’, ‘aerobic development zone’ or even ‘anaerobic zone’.
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New Triangle Climbing Wall
https://www.therapy-centre.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/climbing.jpg Climbing at the Triangle Have a go ….. It looks great fun!! At the Physio Therapy Centre we are very excited by the changes at the Triangle! Not only has the gym moved upstairs and the equipment become more versatile, the climbing wall is nearly finished and there is also a new cafe! The
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Office yoga? Booost your health
Health at the office.Have a read of the advice from Public Health England chief Duncan Selbie. This office health advice that physios have been giving for years regarding what to do at the office to keep healthy. Get up regularly like every 15 minutes, do exercises at your desk, get you works station assessed for the
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mobility weight and age
Mobility. “You should not give up on an older person just because it looks like the odds are stacked against them….We know from our research that it’s never too late to start.” A structured exercise program may improve mobility even among the most obese elderly patients, new data indicate. In the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence
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Ice and its uses
RICE, PRICE or vanilla ice that’s the question. Having started my little research project into the use of ice to help the healing process after being shown the book by Gary Reinl my journey ended up somewhere completely different altogether. What are you on about I hear you ask. Well, what happened is that I
everybody-active-every-day-a-framework-to-embed-physical-activity-into-daily-life
Activity:around one in two women and a third of men in England are damaging their health through a lack of physical activity.1 This is unsustainable and costing the UK an estimated £7.4bn a year.2,3 If current trends continue, the increasing costs of health and social care will destabilise public services and take a toll on
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When to ice
When to ice – some new developments… Once in a while the old paradigms are overhauled and seasoned clinicians are challenged! This is what happened to me when I came across these two podcasts by Gary Reinl which I wanted to share with you. He is known as the anti-ice man, a bit of a
women’s health and urinary continence
Urinary continence: was your New Years resolution to improve your physical fitness but you are worried about those embarrassing little leaks. 20-25% of women are affected by urinary continence problems. It can be distressing and socially disruptive, severely affecting a person’s quality of life and affecting their self-esteem. Many people choose not to discuss their
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