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Hyaluronic acid injections for knee pain

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring substance in our bodies. It makes up parts of our skin, eyes, intervertebral discs and joints.

October 21, 2021

What is frozen shoulder?

How to treat frozen shoulder What is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder is a term that often gets used for people who have shoulder pain. However, there are very specific symptoms that would mean you have frozen shoulder and it usually only affects people from a particular age range. It can be quite a debilitating […]

October 11, 2021

What is tennis elbow?

Treatment for tennis elbow What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow is a lay term for tendon pain on the outer side of the elbow. It’s a bit of a misnomer because it doesn’t just affect tennis players. In fact, it should be called manual workers elbow or something along those lines as it is caused […]

October 1, 2021

What are steroid injections?

Ultrasound guided steroid injections in Wandsworth for shoulder, wrist, hip, knee and ankle pain. A steroid is the name for a class of hormone that is naturally produced in your body. Cortisol which is your body’s natural steroid hormone and has anti-inflammatory property to it. Humans managed to engineer synthetic steroids such as hydrocortisone which […]

September 23, 2021

Treatment for runner’s knee

What is runner’s knee? Treatment for runner’s knee: Runner’s knee, more scientifically called patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition which affects the cartilage on the underside of the knee cap and the structures which support it, as it moves up and down over the groove on the thigh bone when you bend and straighten […]

March 15, 2021

Do babies need osteopathy?

Do babies need osteopathy? At Wandsworth Physiotherapy and Osteopathy our osteopaths specialise in paediatric osteopathy using a combination of structural, cranial and visceral osteopathy for treating new born babies and children. They use very gentle osteopathic techniques to correct problems that could have occurred during a difficult or prolonged delivery. Paediatric osteopathy There are three main […]

September 3, 2020

What is a women’s health appointment?

Women's health is a specific branch of Physiotherapy and Osteopathy aimed at women’s obstetrics and gynaecology problems.

August 26, 2020

Upsurge in running injuries

The best treatment for running injuries Unfortunately the gyms are still closed and with such nice weather many of you have been exercising outdoors. We are currently seeing a lot of people with running injuries. You’ve started a couch to 5k programme? You normally go to the gym but as they are closed you started […]

June 28, 2020

3 key exercises for lower back pain

Lower back pain is the most common complaint that we see people for at wandsworth Physiotherapy and Osteopathy.

May 10, 2020

4 key postural exercises whilst working from home

Here are my 4 key postural exercises whilst working from home

April 27, 2020

Look after your posture

It's never been important to be aware of, and look after your posture...

April 10, 2020

Protect your neck, back and shoulders whilst working from home

Protect your neck, back and shoulders whilst working from home. We are starting to get a number of people contact us with neck pain, pins and needles into the arm, aching shoulders and headaches etc....

April 8, 2020

Tips for managing breathing difficulty

I’m currently day 4 of Covid-19 symptoms, I’ve not needed to go to hospital so haven’t been tested, but have had all the symptoms. A rapid fever started on Monday night with high heart rate, headache and nausea. Quite unpleasant symptoms, but what was particularly alarming was the shortness of breath through the night and […]

March 26, 2020