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Four weeks into the New Year and statistically most of us will have forgotten those ‘New Year’s Resolutions’, and some of us may feel like we have failed.  To be honest, January is a funny time of year to start strict exercise regimes, a resentful diet or have a personality transplant. It’s cold, it’s dark

If you come into clinic with a hip, knee, back or shoulder issue, I will always look down to your toes, assess the way you are walking and the way your foot contacts the floor. Really the foot has a very small service area on which to balance; any changes in your foot therefore have

Did you know we now offer Corticosteroid Injections in clinic? We run an evening clinic once a month with a very experienced local, private GP.   What are Corticosteroid Injections? A cortico-steroid injection is a dose of hydrocortisone (a steroid) and a local anaesthetic. These injections are used to treat different musculoskeletal conditions, for example

Most of the patients who visit me privately (and in the NHS) attend with low back pain. Back pain affects 7.5% of the world’s population, and one in six people in the UK report they experience it. But do we have to just live with it? NO!! I am passionate in supporting patients to improve

This month, we continue discussing issues of the foot and ankle. This condition is common amongst patients attending clinic, and if you catch it quickly, you can prevent a lengthy recovery period. This article tells you about the condition, how to ease the issue and how we can help in clinic!   When we use

Sleep, the key to recovery! We all know that sleep is good for us; whilst we snooze, our bodies repair, our immunity is boosted, and our mental health improves. Sleep can be affected by so many factors; stress, anxiety, vitamin deficiencies, health conditions and pain can all play a part. But what can we do