What is Cycling Medicine?
Cycling continues to evolve as a recreational activity to a professional sport, captivating the interest of athletes, enthusiasts, and health-conscious individuals alike. Amidst this evolution, a lesser-known but crucial aspect has emerged – cycling medicine. In this blog, we delve into the realm of cycling medicine, shedding light on what it entails, its significance for […]
What to Expect at Your Physio Appointment
Physiotherapy â Musculoskeletal condition When you visit any of our Edinburgh physiotherapy clinics, you may be attending for up to an hour for your first appointment. This might seem like a long time, but it passes very quickly. You may be asked to fill out a consent form if you have been referred by your employer […]
How Can Physiotherapy Help Patients with Bronchiectasis?
 Bronchiectasis is a respiratory condition that causes damage to the airways. This can lead to a decrease in lung function and increased risk of respiratory infections. Physiotherapy can play an important role in the management of bronchiectasis. It can help to improve lung function by clearing mucus from the airways. In turn this may […]
What is breathing retraining?
We all take breathing for granted and rarely even consider how we do it. However, sometimes this natural function is disrupted or knocked out of its normal pattern. When we are exposed to situations such as illness, stress, anxiety, or exercise our body will naturally respond by altering the […]
What is fibromyalgia?
What is Fibromyalgia, why do you get it, and can you get rid of it? Fibromyalgia is a diagnosis given to a set of symptoms which usually includes widespread body pain (this can be neck & shoulders, back & pelvis, but also the arms and legs and headaches too). The pain can also be associated […]
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
The most common cause of vertigo is BPPV Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV is when the crystals within the inner ear canals are positioned incorrectly or are unable to function normally. This causes a disparity between all aspects of your balance system and therefore a range of symptoms related to this. BPPV treatment should […]
Best Practice Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Care
11 Recommendations for best practice / high-quality care were presented in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2019). We were happy to see that Physis already follow these standards for best practice.
What is Vestibular Rehabilitation?
Vestibular rehabilitation is a specifically designed series of exercises to help improve balance or dizziness related problems. Each exercise program is designed by a physiotherapist experienced in vestibular disorders for an individual client. Anyone who has been diagnosed with, or experiences dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, experiences regular falls, has benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), neck movement dizziness, […]
Why Does Nutrition Matter?
Nutrition advice from an Edinburgh Physiotherapist As an Edinburgh Physiotherapist it is important to be able to point patients to the best advice for their health and injury recovery plan. Nutrition is an important aspect of health and injury recovery. Eating a variety of healthy foods is very important for your wellbeing. A poorly- balanced […]
Why Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Matters
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Exercise rehabilitation is a key component of the service provided by the physiotherapists at Physis Physiotherapy. All of our clinics in Edinburgh have rehabilitation space and equipment, a designated gym space or we create one within the patients home. What is physiotherapy rehabilitation? Physiotherapy rehabilitation through exercise aims to optimise patient function and […]