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This year the London Marathon has been moved to October 2nd 2022. It was postponed from April and this is the third successive year that the race has been held in the autumn. At this time of year we usually see an increase in plantar fasciitis. This is a disorder of the plantar fascia which is the connective tissue that supports the foot.This tends to be caused by overtraining, an increase in mileage, tight calf muscles, hill workouts and an up in your speed training. This m

Having seen many patients over the years, it is becoming increasingly clear that many pathologies are exacerbated by anxiety and stress. Stress definitely has an impact on muscle functions. Aging is often associated with weakness of skeletal muscles and decrease in muscle functions. Usually in old-age, people undergo wasting of muscles, so they are more prone for fall and fracture. It has been stated that stress and cognition has an impact on muscle functions. This study was

From an achy back to throbbing wrists, joint pain may feel like an inevitable part of getting older. Indeed, nearly nine million Britons suffer from osteoarthritis – the most common type of arthritis, associated with the wearing down of joints and the body’s attempts to repair them – with most people who get it developing it in their mid-40s or older. However, musculoskeletal conditions are more widespread than you might think. These are problems to do with your joints, bo

ARTHRITIS is a painful chronic condition that affects millions of people in the UK. Working from home has resulted in more people experiencing chronic pain. Express.co.uk talked to Physiotherapist Sammy Margo, to find out how you can reduce your chances of developing the condition. “Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin” A phrase out of time, specifically out of the BBC Radio programme ‘Listen with Mother’, a radio show for pre-school children first broadcast in Januar

Five of the best post-fall and post-operation aids If you’ve had a fall or injured a limb, you might need some help managing day-to-day activities. We asked Sammy Margo, a physiotherapist based in London, for the best gadgets to help make life easier. Height-adjustable strolley kitchen trolley £69.95, aids4mobility.co.uk EXPERT VERDICT: This trolley on wheels has clip-on trays and is a great device to help you regain confidence walking around your home after a fall. You can a

Smartphones have become our most prized possessions, holding our contacts, music, banking and our all-important social media accounts. Now, all those hours of swiping, scrolling, typing and flicking across the screen are taking their toll on users’ hands, giving rise to cases of ‘scroller thumb’. Also called ‘smartphone thumb’ or ‘text thumb’, symptoms include pain, numbness and stiffness as the tendons become inflamed – a condition called tendonitis. And it’s on the rise as