It was just the other day when I was sat people watching whilst having a coffee that it got me thinking about high heels. I must have saw about twenty different girls and women walk along the streets of Durham, stumbling about in high heels. Now I myself love a new pair of high heels,Read More…
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Tips For Runners: 3 Key Areas To Focus On To Help You Cross The Finish Line
Extract written by our very own Massage Queen, Jo 🙂 Have you taken up a new hobby after the Christmas period? Or are you sticking to your New Years Resolution? Yes?… Ah brill, good to know it’s not just me on a health kick. This past month alone I’ve seen many clients who haveRead More…
Sports Injuries: Is It Ligament Or Muscle Damage?
Is ligament damage worse than muscle damage? This is a question I hear from every client when I tell them they’ve damaged their ligaments and usually it’s going to take a little longer than it would be to heal the same degree of damage in a muscle. In order to fully answer thisRead More…
Sports/Exercise Injuries: Tendonitis How Resting Will Make It Worse
Kev the massage king here, nice to see you’re back again! Now lets get started and the topic for this month’s blog from me is…Tendonitis. I’ve had a few cases of tendonitis to different parts of the body this past month and they’ve got three things in common…. There’s a weakness in the muscle orRead More…
How To Avoid An Ankle Sprain And Owning A Pair Of “Glass Ankles”
Even if you’re big Chelsea fan, you’ve got to feel for Jack Wilshere! Another ankle injury this week this is likely to keep him absent for the best part of the rest of the season. It was only about 3 months ago when I wrote in this same column that Wiltshire would likely be theRead More…
Calf Strains – Why “I Felt Like I’d Been Shot In The Back Of My Leg” Is Common (…And What To Do About It)
One of the main things people (and some of our patients at Paul Gough Physio Rooms) remember with calf strain and pain is the feeling of being shot in the back of the leg…Â Â Calves can tear and snap with very little prior warning and will often as a result of being overly tired, dehydratedRead More…
How To Avoid “Plantar Fasciitis” And “Shin Splints”
I’m still seeing a lot of Sunday morning footballers out running at the minute… “And that’s a good thing!” But what I’m about to write comes with a bit of warning that I had brought to my attention by a chance conversation that took place in my local cricket club on Monday, whilst watching HartlepoolRead More…
Ankle Sprain : 5 Steps To Recovering From An Ankle Sprain Quicker And Easier Than Any Other Way.
(Written by Top Physio, Jonny Corner). This summer has been huge for sports, the World Cup (although not one of our most memorable!), and the commonwealth games have encouraged lots of people, including myself to get outside, be more active and make the most of this almost unnaturally mild weather. Of course, with the increaseRead More…
The Importance Of Varying The Path You Walk On… If You Want To Protect Vital Joints From Arthritis
Last week I wrote about the importance of doing something “different” in order to keep things feeling “better”. And just a couple of days ago I got involved in a conversation with a reader of the column whilst I was out on my bike (who stopped me when I was waiting at traffic lights) andRead More…
Ankle Sprain: HOW to AVOID spraining an ankle by doing just these 3 things
More sports injury tips here: www.paulgoughphysio.com/sports-injury-clinic “It happens”!… You’re in Brazil, your team scores, you’re jumping around celebrating with all of your friends who are just as happy as you, but you’re the only one who doesn’t see the water bottle left lying on the ground that causes you to slip. And dislocate your ankleRead More…