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. […]
Plantar Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis – a physiotherapists perspective.
Plantar Heel Pain advice from a Physiotherapist The plantar fascia is the flat band of tissue (ligament) that connects your heel bone to your toes. It supports the arch of your foot. If you overload your plantar fascia, it reacts like all tissues and may become painful. The overload must exceed your normal tissue tolerance […]
Top 5 running injuries- how to prevent them
Top 5 running injuries: How to treat them The top 5 running injuries is a list of some of the most common conditions we see and hear our running customers complain of: Achilles tendon pain Iliotibial band syndrome (ITB) Shin splints Plantar fasciitis Runners knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome) Achilles tendon pain in runners Achilles tendon […]
Plantar Heel Pain?
Plantar Heel Pain Management Plantar fasciitis (heel pain) is the most common foot problem seen by the physiotherapists at Physis. Firstly there is significant debate as to whether it should be called this but we are doing our blog for patients not physios! It causes significant pain at the heel or sole of the foot […]