Hip replacements. The risk of revision or ‘re-do’ surgery for hip-replacements aged under 55 is much higher than for patients aged over 75. So you should bare this in mind when considering whether to have one as soon as you can. The National Joint Registry’s medical director Martyn Porter, an orthopaedic surgeon, said the higher […]
Physiotherapy for pain. The increased use and belief in the efficiency of physiotherapy as a pain treatment with no or limited safety concerns has led to physiotherapies being included in several international recommendations on management of major painful diseases such as low back pain and osteoarthritis. The ‘World Confederation of Physical Therapists’ (WCPT) describes physiotherapy
Walk or get the bus? But with all this talk of air pollution you have to think about this. What is best for your health. A team has looked into this comparing the effects of exercise on life expectancy with pollution in world cities and they concluded that walking and cycling are the best option
I picked this up from a Danish paper and I have copied it to our blog. Have a read; it is a great way to get fit without getting bored! Researchers in Denmark recently began delving into that issue and in the process developed a new approach to intense interval training that could appeal even
Inside the nucleus of a cell, our genes are arranged along twisted, double-stranded molecules of DNA called chromosomes. At the ends of the chromosomes are stretches of DNA called telomeres, which protect our genetic data, make it possible for cells to divide, and hold some secrets to how we age and get cancer. Telomeres have
written by physiotherapist Lucy Macdonald, this article appeared in the Telegraph recently. Might help to read this before you go to help get you fit for the trip Ski fitness: how to get fit for the slopes Get your alignment right before your holiday and you’ll be carving a perfect ‘S’ down busy pistes Note:
Being wobbly is fun! Balancing means staying stiff, rigid and upright. Right? Wrong!!! Being able to catch yourself from all sorts of positions and angles is balancing! Check out the yellow bendy man or think of a skier, both of those are balancing and are far from stiff: The loss of balance is one thing which
This piece of research over a 16 year period shows that it is not how long you spend seated that counts. Encouraging people to be more active is the key in prolonging life. The author states: “Our findings suggest that reducing sitting time might not be quite as important for mortality risk as previously and
Show me the boy at seven and i will show you the man. Exercise if done young will allow for the best possible future It is critically important to acquire motor skills early in life and pre-adolescence is a critical time in brain development to acquire and re-enforce movement skills. http://wb.md/1PqDY44
have a read of this thought provoking article on how using your phones affect your life. Its an article from the New York Times and it gave us the most hits ever on our facebook page. Our posture affects our mood; how we look and feel about ourselves affects our mood. Our mood affects how much
