TAKING “BACK” CONTROL
5 TIPS FOR MANAGING LOWER BACK PAIN Lower back pain is a common condition that can significantly impact daily life. Whether it’s caused by injury, lifestyle changes, or underlying health conditions, finding effective ways to manage and alleviate this discomfort is crucial. Physiotherapy offers a holistic approach to treating lower back pain, focusing on strengthening, […]
Can Some Joints Move Too Much?
Some people have 1 or 2 joints that move too much due to previous injury / trauma e.g. knees and shoulders, whilst there are others that are diagnosed with Hypermobility (which means lots of joints are too mobile). Some sports and activities require you to have lots of movement and Hypermobility is often prevalent in gymnasts and dancers. However, with […]
Identifying and Preventing Common Childhood Growing Injuries
Children can often suffer from growing pains – experienced when the long bones of the body (arms, legs, etc) physically outgrow the muscles covering those bones. The tightness in the muscles pulls where they attach to the bones, and pain is experienced. Active children (particularly in high impact sports on harder surfaces) can suffer a more […]
Debunking the “Good Posture” Myth
Most of us are aware that our posture is a contributory factor to desk-related aches and pains. And many of us equate “good posture” to sitting up straight with our shoulders back while we work on our computers all day. But let me ask a question: how long are you able hold this “good posture” […]
School bag ergonomics.
In the SPEAR physiotherapy clinic, we spent the summer holidays working on getting families outdoors and living active lifestyles – SPEAR Physio Karen explained that as a clinic we are interested in helping our patients; and that means injury prevention and promoting an active lifestyle are high on our agenda. With all schools now in […]
Physiotherapy and managing concussion
SPEAR’s Chartered Physiotherapist, Lisa recently held a talk to the University of Aberdeen’s rugby team on Concussion. As a Chartered Physiotherapy with SPEAR Sports Injury and Physiotherapy, Lisa has worked with rugby teams since her 4th year in university; with local teams, super Rugby League and Scottish Touch teams during the recent European Champions. She […]
SPEAR neurological and musculoskeletal team client success
SPEAR Sports Injury and Physiotherapy specialise in sports injuries and neurological rehabilitation; providing treatment for muscle and joint injuries, Orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and work related neck and back pain. Whilst all our clients enjoy success after a period of physiotherapy and proper recovery methods, now and again a story comes to our clinic that really […]
To ice or not ice?
The “to ice or not to ice” debate is one of our favourites in clinic and championed by SPEAR physiotherapist, Isla. We asked Isla to write a blog for us on the subject, sharing some findings and her views on icing an injury to reduce swelling. “Managing an injury in the acute stage entails trying […]
