Cartilage (meniscus) injury – can physiotherapy help? We see a lot of hockey players in our clinics who have twisted their knee and torn their cartilage (meniscus), but also other sports players such as football, cricket and rugby players too. You can also get a...
Back pain and bowling We are seeing more and more people who bowl at our Havant and Rowlands Castle Physio, Sports therapy and Sports massage clinics. The common complaint is lower back pain due to repetitive bending and lifting. Symptoms A normal presentation is a...
Achilles Tendinopathy – self help exercises What is Tendinopathy? If the load we put on a tendon is too much and we continue to do this frequently then the amount of tissue breakdown starts to exceed the growth of new tissue. The structure of the tendon then starts to...
Why strength training is important for sailors With our clinics based on the south coast, we often see patients form the local sailing communities. I was lucky enough to be a Physio at the London 2012 Olympics based at Weymouth and Portland Polyclinic and Sailing...
Wrist Pain Are you a badminton player suffering from pain around your wrist? We will be sharing some self help exercises to improve movement, strength and reduce discomfort around your wrist in this blog. We will also be demonstrating these exercises on our YouTube...
