physiotherapy


Rugby is Over; what now?

Sadly, as physios for local rugby teams, the club rugby season of 2022 has come to an end. However, the off-season is just as important as in-season training. Although this is written from the perspective of rugby, the same principles apply to all winter sports. You just need to adapt […]


How much physical activity is enough?

How much physical activity is enough? This is something we often get asked in clinic.  Everyone knows it is important to stay physically active. Regular physical activity can help prevent many illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.   Physical activity can also help with thinking, learning, judgement skills as well […]


Advice for sport tournaments

There are a few big school sports tournaments coming up. Winter Tournament week for the High School teams this week and then AIMS Games for the Intermediate students the following week. This is a lot of exercise for school students in a small amount of time.  We need to make […]


Quick tips if you think you may have a sprain!

The term “sprain” is often used to loosely describe pain associated with muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is a stretch or tear of one of the structures mentioned above. Some of the common sprains we see are: 1. Rolled ankle. When an ankle is rolled the ligaments on the outside […]


Foam rolling – what does it do?

The spikey ball, the foam roller, an elbow massage into the butt – why do we poke the sore bit?! The main positive outcomes of pressure therapy that we see are: Temporary increase in flexibility of the muscle allowing better movement patterns e.g. good squat form Reduced pain at both […]


My 4 favourite exercises.

As physiotherapists, we try to give exercises to patients that are specific for their injury however there are a few exercises that I find myself using with many patients. The first three are what we call more functional based movements and the last one is one that we often forget […]


Tennis Elbow – would an injection help?

We get asked on many occasions if an injection would help for tennis elbow. People ask this because, historically it has been provided as the main treatment. Often an injection offers good short-term pain relief, or the patient’s friends have had this done. However, are we doing far more harm […]


My injury doesn’t stop me training; it can’t be bad enough for Physiotherapy?

        What is Physio? And Why BIA? What happens on the first assessment? History of Injury             One of the most important things we do on your initial assessment session is make sure we have a thorough knowledge of your injury; how it happened, how it feels […]


Catherine White our lovely Physio and Masseuse

  I am from the best place in the UK – the small county right at the bottom of England with the beautiful coast, the West Country farmer’s accent and the original (and tastiest) Cornish Pasties! I graduated from Cardiff University in 2010, with First Class Honours in Physiotherapy. I […]