1: Take time to get to know your body and be proud of it! As your pregnancy progresses, you go through labour, delivery and the first few months afterwards, your body does some absolutely AMAZING things. It is a thing to marvel at and be proud of. So many of us aren’t big fans of our own...

Pelvic floor exercises can be really effective in the treatment of women with urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

However, it can be difficult to remember to do the exercises given to you by your physiotherapist, especially when you have been asked to do them at...

The first week of March is Acupuncture Awareness week.

Acupuncture is one of the many skills employed within physiotherapy as part of an integrated approach to the management of pain and inflammation. Physiotherapists base their treatments on scientific research and clinical evidence that...

 

Every day in clinic I get so so sad hearing the stories some people have been through on their journey to the HealthHub and the treatment room. It breaks my heart how much and how long people suffer before they get access to the right information and treatment that can literally change...

The Medical research charity Arthritis Research UK launched its evidence-based report in January 2013 titled ‘Practitioner-based complementary therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and lowback pain’, using results from randomised clinical...

Clinical Pilates is a form of “trunk” control training most of us call “core stability”, not “core strengthening”. The difference between these two terms is often missed in the health and fitness world, or sometimes the terms get mixed up, which is confusing.

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“My back has never been right since …..” is a common opening line from many of our lovely clients at the Hub. There is generally an accident involved in their formative years. A job that made things worse because of heavy lifting, or static postures at a desk, or in confined...

I have been asked so many times in the last week about pillows, not least by my daughter who is now in a big girls bed! Several of you have been away and on return have lamented about the state of the pillows you have experienced in the “spare room”, B&B, hotel or camper van.

This is something that I suffered with for years, so I know ALL about it and how frustrating, exhausting and painful it can be. Over 80% of us will have neck or shoulder pain in our life and up to 50% of us will go on to have recurrent episodes….raise your hand if that is you!

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