Physiotherapy Industry News

There are many therapeutic benefits of hiking: first and foremost excellent aerobic and strengthening exercise challenges balance skills when walking on grass, dirt, stones, uphill and downhill physical activity in general positively affects concentration, elevates mood, enhances creativity and facilitates memory increases sense of accomplishment the whole family benefits from the physical activity and participates in quality, screen-free time together calming sensation from

Exercise by itself won’t help you lose weight. This is not to say that exercise isn’t good for you; it is, in fact, great for you. It conveys an astonishing array of health benefits. But — and we all hate hearing this — many experts, while extolling the benefits of exercise, say the primary villain when it comes to excess weight is what’s on our menu. To lose weight, we have to cut calories. Read the full article here>>

Dan and Si explain what a recovery ride is and what the benefits are of this enjoyable and simple activity. Watch the youtube video here>>

Trigger points (“muscle knots”) are an easy problem to like. We are happy to blame our pain on clusters of tiny patches of cramped muscle tissue, because it’s a powerful mental image that sounds like it feels and suggests an easy cure: just rub them out! Myofascial pain syndrome (“too many trigger points”) is a tempting underdog diagnosis that most doctors are oblivious to, so it’s also got a bit of that secret knowledge vibe. And it’s a great answer to questions almost every

What do you think, should runners stretch? What are the benefits? Could they be using their time for something else? In THIS VIDEO>> Tom shares his views on stretching and whether it can help performance, injury risk or muscle soreness.

A survey in 2014 estimated that over 43% of the United Kingdom population have or have access to a bike and 8% of the population aged 5 and above cycled 3 or more times a week. [2] With such a large amount of people cycling, whether it be professional, recreational or for commuting this increase the chance of developing an injury, so it is time we understood the biomechanics of cycling. Read full article here>>

Pain itself often modifies the way the central nervous system works, so that a patient actually becomes more sensitive and gets more pain with less provocation.12 It’s called “central sensitization” because it involves changes in the central nervous system (CNS) in particular — the brain and the spinal cord. Sensitized patients are not only more sensitive to things that should hurt, but sometimes to ordinary touch and pressure as well. Their pain also “echoes,” fading more sl

There’s growing evidence for the benefit of strength training for runners. This review, for example, highlights how it can improve both running economy and performance. A question remains though… what muscles should we strengthen? Watch video here>>

Adam has received emails from a good few physios who are disillusioned with the profession because of the emphasis that is still being placed on manual therapy (see blog). It appears that many young physios are being told that massage, manipulation, and mobilizations are an essential part of physiotherapy and should be used on everyone they see. This is not only disappointing but also incorrect and Adam addresses it in his BLOG Here>>

Sleeping, eating and following a well designed training plan are the three best recovery techniques for cyclists. From beginners to pros, sleeping longer, following a plan and eating better will improve your overall training and racing. These three recovery activities make up 80-90% of your recovery. The next 10-20% won’t matter one bit if you aren’t getting 8 hours or more of sleep each night with proper nutrition and taking regular rest days including rest weeks. Listen to