A healthy start to your new year?
A healthy start to the new year. Advice from an Edinburgh Physiotherapist. As physiotherapists we believe in encouraging healthy living in a wider context to our patients. As such we may need to encourage physical activity, weight loss and smoking cessation to our patients. We have have attached some information sheets to help you understand […]
Heat therapy
Advice from a physiotherapist on how to use heat therapy Heat causes the blood vessels to open wide (dilate). This brings more blood into the area to stimulate the cellular healing process of damaged tissues. It has a direct soothing effect and helps to relieve pain and spasm. It can also ease stiffness by making […]
Shockwave Therapy
SHOCKWAVE THERAPY What is Shockwave Therapy? Shockwave therapy, also known as Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT), is a clinically proven and highly effective treatment for chronic soft tissue injuries and certain bone conditions, as recommended in the NICE guidelines. An extracorporeal shockwave is defined as a non-invasive, non-electrical high energy sound wave that passes through the body via a hand-held probe. […]
The Mummy MOT®
The Mummy MOT is a specialist in-depth postnatal physiotherapy assessment recommended for all women following childbirth (vaginally or by C-section), whether 6 weeks after delivery or many years later. It specifically assesses the strength and function of your abdominal and pelvic area. It will check your posture, breathing, tummy and pelvic floor strength. You will […]
Does a fractured ankle need physiotherapy?
Does a fractured ankle need physiotherapy? If you have recently broken or fractured your ankle you may have been managed in a number of different ways. The fracture may have been simply supported in a walking boot or stuck in a plaster (a stookie if you want to know what we call it in Scotland). […]
Breathing control and pain.
Breathing control is an important factor in dealing with pain and this blog hopes to highlight why this is and show you ways in which you can with pain control. The pain that you experience can cause you to tense more and change where you breathe. You can find yourself breathing high in your chest, […]
Knee replacement recovery- what is normal?
Knee replacement recovery- what is normal? In our series of blogs on total knee replacements we have covered ‘Do you need a knee replacement?’. But this blog will help you to manage your expectations about knee replacement recovery and the timelines you should expect following surgery. This will help you to focus on your recovery […]
Back Pain Myths & Truths
Back Pain Myths & Truths This video helps to explain why it is important to bust the myths which surround back pain and reinforce the latest evidence, to help our patients. The terms and the therapy we offer as practitioners needs to be relayed carefully and should be supported by medical science. If you were […]
Explaining pain to patients
Explaining pain to patients For a physiotherapist explaining pain to patients can be difficult. Professor Lorimer Moseley is extremely good at it. Please watch this video to improve your understanding of the complexities of pain. It will help you understand that as a protection mechanism it is poorly linked to the level of tissue damage, […]
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) – physiotherapy management advice.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) physiotherapy management advice. The iliotibial band is one of the most common running injuries we see at Physis Physiotherapy. It is one of the most talked about problems on runners forums and the one with the greatest lack of understanding. So here is some advice for runners based on some of […]