Is Your Winter “Base Mile” Training Masking a Stress Fracture or Bone Stress Injury?

January. New shoes. Big plans. Bigger mileage – Bone Stress Injury . For many runners, January isn’t just the start of a new year; it’s the start of Marathon Season. With the London and Brighton marathons looming in April, the ‘base mile’ phase is in full swing. The goal is simple; build an aerobic engine […]

Why Treatment and Care Still Matter In Modern Physiotherapy

Change Is Not the Same as Progress Modern Physiotherapy is evolving quickly. Some of that change is welcome. Some of it is unavoidable. And some of it deserves closer scrutiny. Over the last decade, physiotherapy provision has shifted dramatically, particularly within the NHS and increasingly within private and insurance-funded care. Appointments are shorter. Waiting lists […]

Bone stress injury and return to running: 5 symptoms of BSI

At Wandsworth Physiotherapy, over the last 6–12 months, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in clients presenting with bone stress injury and stress fractures, particularly among runners and young, slim, active females—though we’re seeing this in males too. Stress fractures are common in runners and often occur due to a mix of training errors, inadequate nutrition, and insufficient […]

Top 5 Benefits of Seeing a Physiotherapist Early After Injury

Why Early Physiotherapy Matters After sustaining an injury, many people choose to rest and hope for a natural recovery. While some minor injuries do heal with rest, delaying treatment can often lead to prolonged pain, impaired function, and even chronic conditions. Early assessment and intervention by a skilled physiotherapist can help avoid these complications and get […]

Wandsworth Physiotherapy’s Run Fit Assessment:

A Comprehensive Approach to Preventing and Treating Running Injuries As the popularity of running continues to soar, so does the risk of injuries associated with this high-impact activity and the need for preventing and treating running injuries. Recognising the need for a proactive and personalised approach to injury prevention and treatment, Wandsworth Physiotherapy has developed […]

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 for your ski trip and injury rates […]

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…

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 through the thigh when we run and jump. A healthy patella […]