New evidence review concludes that adults should do strengthening and balancing exercises twice a week alongside aerobic exercise. Published 4 July 2018 From: Public Health England An evidence review commissioned by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better has found that muscle and bone strengthening and balance activities continue to have great health benefits for […]
Warming up – the nitty gritty! So you have done all the hard work and are ready for your race – don’t mess it up now by ignoring some of the nuances of the final bit of race prep – the warm up. Now, this isn’t a ‘how to’ warm up guide but I just
Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability globally but too often patients are let down by the treatment they are offered, say experts. They have written a series of papers in The Lancet asking the worldwide medical profession to stop offering ineffective and potentially harmful treatments. Strong drugs, injections and surgery are generally overkill, they
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
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’.
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
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
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
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
