How to Keep the Lid on a Headache

Posted on 5th July 2020 at 20:58

If you are one of the 47% of the global population who experiences regular headaches, you will know they are no laughing matter. For some people, they are just a minor inconvenience, for others they can be utterly debilitating, condemning you to a dark, quiet room for hours, and sometimes even days.

The trouble is that successfully diagnosing a headache gets complicated, because more than 130 distinct disorders have been identified along with over 300 triggers, which makes a headache almost as unique as an individual.

Postmenopausal Women: Are You At Risk?

Posted on 3rd March 2020 at 17:26

A woman is considered to be postmenopausal when she has not had her period for an entire year.

There are three common issues affecting postmenopausal women worldwide: osteoporosis, accidental falls, and stress incontinence, amongst other things too. The thing about each of these issues is that we can stop their progression and sometimes even reverse their effects with committed, intentional action.

Here’s what we mean…..

The Benefits of Massage Therapy

Posted on 3rd March 2020 at 14:37

This is a blog written by Tanya Matthews a fully qualified ITEC Sports Massage Therapist. Tanya has been an asset to our clinic carrying out Sports Massage Therapy, but she also treats patients using other holistic techniques....

Is your stressful life causing you pain that won't go away?

" Are you moving poorly because you are in pain, or are you in pain because you are moving poorly ?"

Painful conditions can impact your daily life!

Massage therapy delivers measurable medical results!

Strategies for Avoiding Injury on the Slopes

Posted on 2nd February 2020 at 20:53

Shred the Slopes Not Your Body

Are you planning or have already booked a trip to the slopes? If so, are you prepared? We are not referring to your purchase of the latest ‘look’ to cruise the slopes in style or sussing out the best Apres ski spots. We are referring to you – your body, is it prepared and ready to take on the physical demands of skiing or snowboarding to return home without a plaster or crutches? Alpine skiing and snowboarding are classified as extreme sports due to the involvement of high speeds and an increased propensity for participants to jump and perform acrobatic maneuvers (as seen on TV, seemingly easy, yet another story when you the amateur attempt them). There is an increasing involvement in these winter sports, with nearly 1 million people from the UK skiing or boarding annually.

Radial Shockwave Therapy

Posted on 3rd December 2019 at 13:40

Are you one of millions of people who suffer from pain? If you are one of them, you know how chronic pain can become unbearable. Now there is a Physiotherapy therapy which fights the causes of chronic pain without the need for injections, medication or surgery. Read about this now and see if we can help you...............

Plantar Fasciitis

Posted on 19th November 2019 at 14:26

Plantar fasciitis is a very painful and debilitating condition causing pain in the heel. We treat a lot of this at the clinic and it affects a variety of different people.

About Plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis involves pain and inflammation of a thick band of tissue, called the plantar fascia, that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain.

Plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain that usually occurs with your very first steps in the morning. Once your foot warms up, the pain of plantar fasciitis normally decreases, but it may return after long periods of standing or after getting up from a seated position.

Plantar fasciitis is particularly common in runners. In addition, people who are overweight, women who are pregnant and those who wear shoes with inadequate support are at risk of plantar fasciitis.

Meet the Pilates Team

Posted on 5th November 2019 at 18:28

We are lucky to have an amazing team of Pilates instructors at Bodyworks. Claire, Caroline and Katrina are the three physios who teach Pilates but we have four additional qualified Pilates instructors in the team who are amazing, Jo, Debby, Alice and Christine. Dog lovers here too!

Meet the Admin Staff

Posted on 2nd November 2019 at 18:07

An opportunity to meet the Admin staff and see what they get up to in their spare time!

The clinic would not function without the hard work that these guys put in. We are a brilliant team at Bodyworks and the Admin staff keep the cogwheels turning in the busy clinic machine.

There seems to be an animal and alcohol theme running through here!

Meet the Physios

Posted on 29th October 2019 at 11:08

Meet the team! Over the next couple of months we will be introducing the Bodyworks team to you. This month we are starting with the amazing team of Physiotherapists that we have. This has been an interesting exercise seeing what interests we all have and what we get up to in our spare time!

To scan, or not to scan, that is the question!

Posted on 5th June 2019 at 11:54

We should never discount an MRI scan as it can be used as an extremely accurate method of disease detection throughout the body. However, they can also be quite misleading.

A high proportion of patients that we see come to us with issues concerning their lower back or neck. We are all very experienced and skilled clinicians, and can usually let our patients know what we think their problem is, without scans or x-rays. Many patients though feel that we can only really know what is going on if they have an MRI scan.

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