Well fancy seeing you here…Today I want to talk to you about… Ice or Heat? Now here is a question I get asked a lot about which works best and for an injury. Most people know that Applying ice or heat to an injured area can help speed up recovery, however from my experience… lots … Read more
Kev here again and I’d like to talk to you about recovery… The more health conscious we get as a nation the more this question pops up in the clinic….. “Will I return to 100% and be able to do everything I used to be able to do, again?” The answer to this I find … Read 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 you … Read 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, dehydrated … Read more
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 Hartlepool … Read more
Some tips for keen runners and walkers who want to avoid back ache… So, I couldn’t help but notice a big mistake that I saw one or two of the “Harriers” make as they ran round Dalton Piercy and through Elwick. Here’s the scene: I just happened to be riding past on my bike after … Read more
A few tips this week for anyone running with a stiff or bad back, or who wants to avoid one: First, a relevant little “preseason” story from my days as a pro football Physio… So, pre-season would come around and the running would commence. And it was customary back then for pretty much the entire … Read more
After last weeks true story about my biking accident, got a flood of emails about biking injuries. Including this one: ==== “Paul. Thanks for the tip off last week. I’m just getting going again on my bike too. Not noticed anything going with wrong with it per-se, my concern is the problem that I seem … Read more
A few days back, I received this interesting question from an email subscriber with a constantly “RE-OCCURRING” calf injury. It’s a problem that lots of people aged 40+ and who like to run, suffer from. (Free Tips for runner here: www.paulgoughphysio.com/sports-injury) = = = “Paul … I am really beginning to wonder if anything can … Read more
Let me tell you a story: …About why “rest” never works for ANY sports or muscle injury. I’d go so far as to describe “rest + sports injuries” much the same as I would “oil and water”… They just don’t mix. Anyways… Back when I was in the Physio Room working with the Professional Footballers … Read more
