Discover the benefits of exercise for elderly people who want to keep active, and learn how to safely exercise leading up to, and into your retirement. Staying physically active is key as people get older, however, exercise for eldery people can be daunting, and whilst struggling with joint pain, stiffness and poor mobility it canRead More…
UPDATE: We have a winner! We are very pleased to announce that Rose was the lucky winner of 4 sports massage sessions (worth £196)! From all of the team at Paul Gough Physio Rooms, we wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who referred, and we are so happy to be helping evenRead More…
If you want to be able to move more freely, without aches, stiffness, and tightness in your muscles, then this blog post: “3 Simple and Move Freely Steps to Become More Flexible” has some simple ways to help you. In your day-to-day life, you may have realised that putting on your socks and shoes isRead 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…
This month’s patient success story is about a retired NHS nurse from Peterlee, who needed help with sciatica. Our patient Barbara is now again able to get back to her day-to-day life without depending on prescribed painkillers, after receiving expert health advice and physiotherapy treatment from Paul Gough Physio Rooms. “After months of waiting for healthcare and being allocatedRead More…
The healthcare service may be a free “point of call”, but what is the real cost of waiting for free physiotherapy? Recently at the Paul Gough Physio Rooms clinic, we’ve been getting asked many questions about private physiotherapy and the benefits of choosing this over the free healthcare service available in the UK. The benefitsRead More…
Christmas is only a matter of sleeps away, which means Mariah Carey is following you everywhere, it’s acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast, and there are endless supplies of mince pies and chocolate tins everywhere you go (and you always end up eating some). Whilst there’s no doubt that the festive season is great funRead More…
The Christmas season is fast approaching and with it comes things like office parties and family gatherings… Usually involving lots of alcohol, lots of food and chocolate and days sitting around on the sofa because it’s “too cold” to be outside. Now there’s nothing wrong with that at all, I enjoy spending time with myRead More…
Got asked this question the other day on Facebook: “Paul, does shopping count as exercise? I hate the thought of going to the gym, so if I can find any way around that to keep active, then I will!” So I thought I’d answer it here: Now we’re very much into November and getting closerRead More…
I love a good cup of coffee on a morning. Whether it’s right in the middle of a freezing cold winter… Or on the hottest day of the year – I’ll always have my morning cup of coffee. So when I read an article a few weeks ago about how drinking coffee leads to aRead More…