Walking is one of the easiest forms of exercise and the health benefits are endless. Walking is one of the most overlooked forms of exercise, it’s simple, free, and one of the best ways to get more active, become healthier, and lose weight without too much effort. With the weather improving and restrictions easing, moreRead More…
This month I’d like to talk to you about Acupuncture… Now a lot of people have heard of it but aren’t entirely sure what acupuncture actually entails… so let me explain: Acupuncture is a form of physiotherapy used at Paul Gough physio rooms however from my experience it is one of the lesser known/understood formsRead More…
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…
Jo here the newest member of the Paul Gough Physio Team: I’m writing to tell you’s about sports injuries and what is the BEST advice I can give you IF you do manage to get one (and yes they are a very common factor of sport 😉 ) but first I’m going to tell youRead More…
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… Calves can tear and snap with very little prior warning and will often as a result of being overly tired, dehydratedRead More…
Got something for you… It’s your invitation to come and find out what’s going wrong, if you’ve got an exercise or sports related injury causing some frustrations. It could be that you’ve a niggle from a hamstring, pain in an achilles tendon or even some kind of knee pain that you want us to lookRead More…
Got this question asked by a friend who recently got back from a three week trip to Thailand: === “Paul… about half way through my trip I noticed a horrendous pain in my Achilles that seemed to be worse on a morning, getting worse as the days went on… it was so painful I wasRead More…