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Back care awareness week

How to look after your back Ho It’s back care awareness week this weeks and I’m going to tell you about the things you absolutely must know if you have back pain, what the most common cause of back pain is, and what 3 management strategies you have to be able to live with your […]

October 8, 2017

The trouble with the NHS

Should I wait for NHS physiotherapy? The NHS has been in the news a lot recently with many of the political parties pledging more money to fund service improvements. This additional funding is badly needed and I want to share my experience of working in the NHS. When I started back in 2005 at Croydon […]

October 4, 2017

Osteopathy in Wandsworth

Wandsworth Town osteopathy I often get asked what is the difference between physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic so I thought I would try and explain the differences. I am a trained physiotherapist so know this profession inside out, however my comments about osteopathy and chiropractic are based more on my own personal experience of having treatment […]

September 13, 2017

Sports Massage

Deep tissue sports massage in Wandsworth At Wandsworth Physiotherapy our Sports Massage sessions consist of traditional sports massage, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM) and dry needling. This is suitable for professional and recreational athletes who experience pain and tension points in their muscles and for office workers who suffer from a stiff neck, back and shoulders. […]

July 16, 2017

Women’s Health Clinic

Women’s health and pelvic health physiotherapy Don’t let your bump stop you enjoy being a mum “As your bump is getting bigger you’ve noticed your back and pelvis are getting stiff and sore. Your wrists ache lifting your child. Your neck and shoulders ache when you breast feed. Just walking around the house is a […]

July 9, 2017

Sports Injury Clinic

Sports Medicine and physiotherapy clinic in Wandsworth Don’t let an injury stop you taking part “You’re training for the marathon or a triathlon, you’re Achilles is stiff and sore in the mornings, your knees are sore going down stairs, walking to work hurts, you can’t train at the desired level right now and you’re having second thoughts […]

July 9, 2017

Back Pain Clinic

How do I treat back pain? Don’t let back pain stop you being a superhero… “Your back is stiff and sore in the mornings, getting out of bed is painful, you can’t straighten up until you’ve had a hot shower, standing on the train to work is agony, you need painkillers to get you through […]

July 9, 2017

Why I became a physio

Physiotherapy in Wandsworth Town I often get asked why I got into being a physiotherapist and if I enjoy my job. Concerning the second part I enjoy being a physio very much. I get to help people every day, reducing their fear and anxiety, often times taking people from being incapacitated and in a lot […]

July 8, 2017

My low back pain

Treatment of lower back pain in Wandsworth I bent over to put my shoes on and “ping” my back went. I hear this all the time from my patients, but this time it was my back. I yelled out “aaarrgghh” My girlfriend came over asking “what have you done?” “I don’t know” I said “but […]

June 12, 2017

Do more exercise for better health

With summer approaching and the weather getting brighter it’s time to get out side and exercise more. As a physio I am always banging on to my patients about doing exercises, in fact you have probably been given exercises by me! I was reading this weekend and came across some research on the benefits of […]

May 15, 2017

Anterior knee pain

What are the causes of knee pain? With the London marathon on the horizon there is a common theme amongst the people I see here at Wandsworth Physiotherapy – that is anterior knee pain (AKP). AKP is a common complaint in many people especially runners and those you take part in team games such as […]

April 8, 2017

Self refer to physiotherapy

In the news recently is a workforce review published on 17th May suggesting extending the roles of physiotherapists and other non-medical professionals particularly in primary care. The document draws on research showing that 70% of a GP’s workload could be taken on by allied health care professionals such as physiotherapists. In fact as much as […]

June 9, 2016

Musculoskeletal acupuncture

How does acupuncture work? Acupuncture, a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is the insertion of fine needles into points of the body. Traditional Chinese Medicine is outside the scope of this article, so we will discuss acupuncture and how it is used in modern day physiotherapy practice. Musculoskeletal acupuncture is mainly used to treat pain. […]

March 6, 2016

ACL injury recovery

What is the anterior cruciate ligament? The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a short sick ligament inside the knee joint that prevents the shinbone sliding forward from the thighbone. It is a common Lee injured ligament within the knee in athletes and other people who partake in sports, such as football, skiing, and rugby. The […]

February 20, 2016

Top 9 Physiotherapy Myths

There are many myths and misconceptions about why we pick up injuries or suffer from a certain pain. Here is my list of the top 9 physio myths: Discs don’t slip. They are not structures that can slip in and out – physically this cannot happen. They cannot be popped back in either. Nerves don’t […]

February 6, 2016

Clinical reasoning and evidence based physiotherapy

How can physiotherapy help me? Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice in physiotherapy are the new buzz-word phrases in physiotherapy recently. Every physio has it drilled into them that their diagnoses, advice and treatment must be well clinically reasoned and treatment must be evidenced based. But what does this really mean?   Clinical reasoning means evaluating […]

April 3, 2015

Pain, it’s all in your head. Part 6.

Take control of chronic pain What should now be obvious about chronic pain is that it does not always equate to tissue damage. So we need to know how to manage this pain to enable us to move on in life. If you feel that all this makes sense to you but you still feel […]

November 10, 2014

Pain, it’s all in your head. Part 5

Stress and chronic pain The brain is constantly receiving sensory information, not only from the tissues but also in the form of sight, hearing, smell and taste. It is also important to remember that thoughts, emotions and beliefs are nerve impulses too, which are processed by the brain and contribute to the output of neurotags. […]

October 15, 2014