The health benefits of cycling are endless. For a lot of people, not being able to cycle or exercise regularly massively affects their health and quality of life. To be fit and healthy you need to be physically active. Doing regular cycling and regular exercise can help improve physical fitness, ease mental stress (with theRead More…
Tips for how to stay fit in your 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s… this a regular topic in the Paul Gough Physio Rooms. Patients often ask us… “How do I stay fit in my 50s and beyond?” “How can I stay active in retirement?” Most of the problems I see as a physio, suchRead More…
This month’s patient success story is about a Hartlepool grandmother with elbow pain, that is once again able to enjoy time playing with her family after receiving expert advice and physiotherapy treatment. If you think you need physiotherapy for elbow pain, or if you’ve ever struggled with any kind of injury that has stopped you from enjoying timeRead More…
Don’t allow the pandemic to delay your physio treatment and let an injury turn into something more serious! We would like to warn everyone about the dangers of a long-term health problem affecting the region, with waiting lists on the NHS at record lengths and GP surgeries under increasing pressure. Have you experienced NHS treatmentRead More…
Our physiotherapists always get asked for ‘easy tips to improve flexibility’, especially recently since lockdown restrictions have started to ease and people are able to get out and do more. Flexibility is something a lot of people struggle with, as muscles and joints getting stiffer and tighter. Flexibility is really important – it helps youRead More…
We have a new full-time physiotherapist at the Paul Gough Physio Rooms in Darlington, Durham, Guisborough, and Hartlepool – and it’s a familiar face for us all! Shauny started here full-time at the start of April, but it was 12 years ago when she began her journey with us: back then she sat and watched as her mum wasRead More…
We’re going to share with you some easy and very actionable health tips to help protect vital joints, such as your knees, and help you to remain active and able to exercise for a lot longer. All our little health secrets are great for anyone, but they are essential reading for anyone aged 50+, andRead More…
We’re going to share with you tips to wake up earlier, get a better quality sleep, and also how to find a week’s worth of spare time. Believe it or not, most people spend too much time in bed. And even more make the mistake of thinking that more time in bed equals more energyRead More…
If you are thinking about starting to exercise again, we’ve got some tips to help you ease yourself back into daily exercise the right way. In the Paul Gough Physio Rooms clinic recently, we have been busy treating some patients with physiotherapy that have rushed back into exercise now we’re heading into spring, and theyRead More…
We’re so happy to announce some extremely positive news – our team of physiotherapists and staff at Paul Gough Physio Rooms have received their first Covid-19 vaccination. As a business we have remained open throughout lockdown, and been busy treating a lot of people at our four clinics across the North-East (our four clinics are located in Hartlepool, Darlington,Read More…