How to look after yourself at Christmas.
It’s a tough time of year to make the time to stay active and to remember to look after ourselves whilst getting through some mammoth to-do lists… SPEAR Physiotherapist’s Leanne and Sarah R bought together some top tips and exercises for us all to try at home to help look after ourselves and stay active […]
Summer holidays and an active lifestyle.
In SPEAR clinics, we are seeing an increasing number of teenagers with postural issues and as parents and physiotherapists, we know it is an uphill battle to make an active lifestyle more appealing than the draws of YouTube and the ipad. As a clinic we are interested in helping our patients; and with injury prevention […]
The benefits of Move-Ment
This year, SPEAR Sports Injury and Physiotherapy helped you Move-More in November! It is a common goal for our physiotherapists across all the SPEAR services as we aim to keep you moving and facilitate move(ment) in recovery and rehabilitation. We spoke to SPEAR physiotherapist, James who runs our SPEAR:Run, on the benefits of movement and […]
Physio:Run and some of your favourite running apps
With the modernisation of running, there certainly are a lot of apps out there that can help with your training! An app not only helps monitor distance or pace but some of them can map your run, help with motivation, monitor load and over training, build up a network of running buddies or help you […]
Golf and lower back pain
Spear Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic work with a number of athletes (elite, professionals and everyone in between) and whilst we treat people from all sporting backgrounds, our own hobbies and experience in the the field can often drive our areas of expertise. David Fanthorpe, a chartered physiotherapist with SPEAR is a keen golfer and works […]
SPEAR introduces Physio Bikefit service
#teamSPEAR are delighted to add a PhysioBikefit service to their list of services. Run by Chartered Physiotherapist, Ashley who recently completed a course, “The science of cycling-injury prevention” run by Incitus in Holland. PhysioBikefit is an assessment session, fitting your body to your bike. Using a turbo trainer, the Physiotherapist will assess your body mechanics […]
Physio Bikefit Stretching Recommendations
SPEAR Sports Injury and Physiotherapy offer a physio bikefit service, run by chartered physiotherapist, Ashley Armstrong. In this blog, Ashley shares the benefits of warming up before a cycling session and highlights the main reasons why a cool down is just as important! A warm up and cool down is beneficial when doing any form […]
