Swimming is a fine daily habit which keeps your joints supple and muscles loose, but is swimming good for you if you suffer from shoulder pain? It’s great for your heart and lungs and above all, it maintains your independence and adds social interaction to your routine. It’s important – like it is in anyRead More…
At Paul Gough Physio Rooms many of our patients are surprised to hear about how easy it can be to pull a muscle… especially when you do something as simple as sneezing! Have you ever pulled a muscle? Chances are you have… and when you do, believe me, you’ll know about it! Most people, including myself, don’t realise how detrimental pullingRead More…
Sitting for long periods of time in slouched positions is the number one cause for back, neck, and shoulder pain for people who visit Paul Gough Physio Rooms. Sitting is a habit that each of us do every single day. We sit on average, for nine hours a day and that’s without considering the amount ofRead More…
At the Paul Gough Physio Rooms, we help patients daily with lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and knee pain… and it’s safe to say that imbalances in the body are typically the number one root cause of pain. If you’re feeling pain when you walk, get out of bed, exercise, or duringRead More…
Are you experiencing neck and shoulder pain and looking for tips to help loosen a stiff neck and stiff shoulders? Is your new lockdown or winter routine causing you neck or shoulder pain? Has your routine been turned upside down since we went into another UK lockdown? People are doing a lot of different thingsRead More…
Sometimes, it can often surprise us how the smallest things in life, can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing that heavy bag on the same shoulder everyday, or that terrible posture you’ve learnt at work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right everyone… it all adds up. Today I’ll beRead More…
It can sometimes be hard to see what you are doing wrong in your lifestyle because, well, it’s your lifestyle. Your daily routine is so well known to you that it can become second nature to read before bed, look on your tablet or going for that game of golf on a Friday night. WhatRead More…
Had this question asked in my clinic this week that I wanted to share with you (It’s a common question I often get asked about posture)… ’Paul, I’ve recently had Repetitive Strain Injury from work and although I’ve been given a wrist rest for when I’m on the computer, I still seem to suffer fromRead More…
Let’s talk about shoulder pain, and the most common cause most shoulder injuries share in common – overuse. Now when it comes to aches and pains there are just two ways that bring them on. Number one, you can have an accident – With an accident you know exactly the moment it happens as there’sRead More…
Quick question: Have you ever suffered with a pain in your shoulder without having a clue where it came from in the first place, and hoping it would just go away on it’s own? Many people have, and one of the most common causes of shoulder pain we see here at the clinic is this:Read More…