Stay Steady: Tips to Avoid Slips and Falls This Winter
Our rehab Physio advises wearing non-slip footwear, securing home hazards, and doing balance exercises to prevent winter falls. They offer free consultations and community support.
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Physiotherapy For Equestrians by Hannah Munson
Hannah Munson, is a physiotherapist at The Physio Therapy Centre in Haywards Heath, and a keen low-goal polo player with over 15 years of riding experience.
Total Knee Replacement: A Week-by-Week Rehab Roadmap
Following a total knee replacement the first 6-8 weeks are key in helping your body to heal and get back to function. It can be a daunting experience being discharged from hospital with a booklet full of information and exercises as well as a new knee to get used to. Some of the exercises may
5 evidence based dietary advice for patients
Separating the Wheat From the Chaff: 5 Evidence-Based Dietary Tips to Share With Your Patients Naveed Saleh, MD, MS August 09, 2018 Counseling patients on healthy dietary patterns is challenging. So much information abounds that it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. According to Isabel Maples, MEd, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy
Major health benefits from strengthening and balance activity
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
Run Run Run
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
Many back pain patients ‘getting wrong care’
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
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
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’.
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