#embrace #therapiesinmotion #physio #rehab #sciatica #physioforsciatica #lowbackpain #nervepain Sciatica is a common diagnosis for patients presenting with back and leg pain. But what is this? Sciatica is the colloquial term for radicular pain, which is cause by inflammation and/or compression of the nerve as it exits the spine. This causes a gain in nerve function or an increase in excitability- with that we see pain and altered sensation along the distribution of the nerve

#embrace #therapiesinmotion #physio #rehab #physioforanklesprains #sportsinjuries Ankle sprains are common injury that we see in Physiotherapy. Ankle sprains occur when the foot in forced into a position beyond the limit of supporting ligaments. This is common in sport but can occur from missing a step or falling down a curb. Lateral ankle sprains are the most common where the foot is forced inwards (into inversion). Medial ankle sprains occur when the foot is forced outwards

#embrace #therapiesinmotion #physio #rehab #sportsmedicine #mechanotherapy There is a robust evidence base to support exercise therapy across a range different conditions including tendinopathy, osteoarthritis and back pain. Introducing mechanotherapy….. This is the process by which cells in muscle/ tendon/ bone/ articular cartilage convert physiological stimuli into biochemical responses to promote healing and repair. When you exercise this causes deformation in tissue cells

With the football World Cup semi finals approaching we turn our attention to the “beautiful game”. Tim Gabbett has done extensive research into relationship between workload and overuse injury- something that we consider when treating our endurance athletes. A recent study in the BJSM examined the impact of acute workload (intensity (RPE) x duration of sessions (Mins) over one week) and chronic workload (an average of these scores over 3-4 weeks) in professional football play

#physiotherapy #physio #evidencebasedpractise #selfreferral #rehabilitation #roadtorecovery So you have a pain- perhaps affecting you back, shoulder or knee. This pain has persisted for a few days now and is not getting any better. It may have come on on its own, or it may be following a particular event or injury. What do you do? The common pathway in the UK is we go and see our GP. We are likely to have to wait 2-3 weeks for this appointment where we know that it is not a p