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An interview with Wandsworth Physiotherapy
How did Wandsworth Physiotherapy & Osteopathy come about? Wandsworth Physiotherapy and Osteopathy was set up by Steve Hines in 2013. Steve has a background in elite sports and wanted to bring that knowledge and skill to everyday people who love sports or suffer...
Ultrasound guided shoulder injections
Do I need an ultrasound guided shoulder injection? Shoulder pain is a common complaint that affects millions of individuals worldwide, often stemming from various causes such as rotator cuff injuries, bursitis, tendon pain, or arthritis. Managing shoulder pain can be...
Ultrasound guided steroid injections
There are a number of injections we can perform at Wandsworth physiotherapy, including steroid injections into joints, tendon sheaths, and bursa. We use either Depo-medrone or Kenalog, and these are usually combined with a local anaesthetic. We use 1% lidocaine, which...
Optimum Nutrition for Optimum Health in 2023
The team at Wandsworth Physiotherapy are here to help you achieve your holistic health goals. As the first two months of the year draw to a close, how are your health goals going? Here at Wandsworth Physiotherapy we offer a range of services, including nutrition, deep...
Marathon training season. Prevent a training injury…
Marathon training 2023 Marathon season is upon us once again, and we have lots of marathons and half marathons coming up this spring so I thought I would send out this email to help you identify the most common running injuries that you might suffer from during your...
IMPORTANCE OF FOOT INTRINSICS STRENGTHENING FOR RUNNERS
How to rehab the foot muscles The foot is a complex structure with 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, ligaments, which together provide mobility and stability around the ankle by working in different planes of movement. Despite being such a complex...
Deep gluteal pain syndrome
Why do I have a pain in the buttock? Buttock pain can be such a pain, accurately diagnosing it and treating it can also be challenging as there are various things that can be causing the pain. These include: Referred pain from the lower back Sacroiliac joint pain...
Snow sports injuries
What are the most common skiing and snowboarding injuries? Snow sports are great fun, but they come with a risk of injury. Injury prevention is the best approach for any sport, and this is the case for skiing as well, but it’s much less common to prepare adequately...
Shockwave Therapy in Wandsworth
The role of shockwave therapy in tendon pain What is shockwave therapy? Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), also known as shockwave was first used in clinical settings in the 1980s for the management of various urologic conditions. Its early success led to it...
Muscle injury classification
There are numerous systems in use to describe muscle and tendon injury. Many of these systems comment on the anatomy, structure and size of the tissue injury.
Common forefoot conditions
The forefoot is classified as the metatarsals and the toes as well as the joint, nerves and other soft tissues or that area. There are numerous conditions that can affect the forefoot, however the most common are first MTP arthritis, Morton’s neuroma and Frieberg’s disease
The most common ankle injuries
Perhaps one of the most common sports injuries, and also in the non-sporting population from a twist or fall is ankle ligament sprains…
Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis
Calcific tendonitis, as the term suggests, describes the deposition of calcium into the body of a tendon which can then cause an inflammatory reaction that causes pain and dysfunction.
Patella tendon pain
What is patella tendinopathy? The most common cause of patella tendon pain is patella tendinopathy, also known as jumper’s knee. The patella tendon is a large strong tendon that runs from the patella (kneecap) to the shin bone and helps to transmit large forces...
Management of calf strains
The calf is often injured in sports and there are various pathologies that can present as a calf injury. People will typically feel a tightness in the back of the calf or even sometimes the more severe pain or sudden pop
The management of patello-femoral pain
Patello-femoral pain in an umbrella term that encompasses multiple pathology such as cartilage lesion, patella bone marrow oedema and progression of synovitis.
What is infa-patella fat pad impingement?
What is the infra-patella fat pad? The infra-patella fat pad (sometimes known as Hoffa’s fat pad) is inferior to the patella and deep to the patella tendon. It’s intracapsular and attached to the joint line and menisci. The superior lateral fat pad is often impinged...
Common wrist and hand problems
How to manage De Quervain's, carpal tunnel syndrome, CMC OA and trigger finger Before we discuss the common problems that affect the wrist and hand, let’s first discover the anatomy. The wrist joint is made up of the joints between the radius, ulna and carpal bones....
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We have reception cover most of the time we are open, however if you can't get through it's quick and easy to book online. Please be aware that calls to Wandsworth Physiotherapy & Osteopathy are recorded to comply with ICO data protection and the recordings are stored for 3 months then deleted. All stored information is password protected.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 21:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 21:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 21:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 20:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 15:00 |
No reception cover on Sundays - please book online, the door may be locked so ring the bell.
