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Knowing what to do after an injury can be confusing. This guide explains how physiotherapy can help — and when to seek professional support. Here is an overview of what physiotherapy can offer: Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future. It takes a holistic approach that involves the patient directly in their own care. When is physiother

Back pain is on the increase and as Chartered Physiotherapists we are always looking at ways to treat and advise. Covid has meant that more of us are working from home and this has had a huge impact on the increase It is important to consider all pain in a ‘biopsychosocial framework’. This means there will be biological, psychological and social factors that can influence each other, and the level of pain. A biopsychosocial framework of pain: Cardiovascular fitness (healthy

Updated / Friday, 19 Mar 2021 14:29 Getting a good night's kip can be a challenge. Suffering from a sleep disorder can take a massive toll on a person’s mental health, but it’s no easy being kept awake by your bedmate’s continual tossing and turning. It’s thought a third of people will suffer episodes of insomnia at some point and it’s thought to have affected more people in lockdown. That said, it’s never too late to regain control of the sleeping habits in your relationshi