by Marc Elliott | Jun 20, 2016 | Back Aches, Body aches and pains, Physiotherapy, sports injuries, Stiffness, Stretching
Do you get part way through your trainings or games and start to get sore/tight for no apparent reason? It may not be that something is damaged, it may be you need to build up the strength of a particular muscle group! Our muscles help us to move, dodge and burst into...
by Marc Elliott | Feb 26, 2016 | Physiotherapy, sports injuries, Stretching
Does it really hurt? – YES Shin splints is an umbrella term generally used to categorise different types of shin pain, and with pre-season kicking off and all of the dry/hard ovals around the place, this is the time of year people tend to have this complaint!...
by Marc Elliott | Nov 20, 2015 | Physiotherapy
The short answer is yes. Hamstring injuries can be back related, and in almost all hamstring cases there would be some involvement whether directly or indirectly from our back and nerves. How many times do we hear, “I’ve done a Hammy!” Especially from those Weekend...
by Marc Elliott | Sep 28, 2015 | Back Aches, Back Pain, Body aches and pains, Neck Aches, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Scans Images
Damage does not equal pain, this is why scans can be misleading! Scans can be very useful for diagnostics and to point us in the right direction, but they can also cause worry and unhelpful beliefs that we should be in pain because of damage seen on scans. What your...
by Marc Elliott | Aug 28, 2015 | Back Aches, Body aches and pains, Neck Aches, Physiotherapy, sports injuries, Stiffness
When we get an injury we all want some relief, but we also want to make sure we aren’t doing any more damage to the area and to know that what we are doing is beneficial. But what about when you’ve woken up and your neck feels ‘locked’? Every time you try to turn it...
