Here’s a quick read article from Physiotherapist Jonny…
If your anything like myself around this time of the year, you’re probably thinking about starting a more active, healthy lifestyle.
But that’s the hard part Isn’t it?… Getting started!!
You just need that extra bit of drive or a spark that ignites you on the road to a healthier and ultimately HAPPIER life. Well allow me to help set you on the right path to being healthier and HAPPIER all year long…
Now, I am a Physiotherapist so I will give you a few reasons to exercise from a physiotherapy perspective….
I’m sure you’re already aware that exercise can make you lose weight and keep your heart healthy, but one of the less well known benefits of exercise,is that it can nourish your joints and ultimately make them last longer!
I know it’s hard to think of the future, but we are all heading into it whether we like it or not.
And I know he last thing people want to think about is not being able to do the things they enjoy most, for example…
Comfortably play with their children or grandchildren, or go for walks in the woods – but this could be a reality if your joints are not cared for and used as they are designed to be used.
I’m going to relate this to the knee as I have been seeing lots of clients with knee wear and tear and pain recently…
Now the knee joint has a very slippery fluid inside of it that makes it move freely without getting stuck. If the joint is not getting moved fully, then the area it is not getting moved to won’t be nourished with this fluid, and over a period of time could wear down quicker!
Sounds simple doesn’t it?… Well, to explain it further imagine you buy a new car. If you are driving it about a lot, oil goes around the engine and keeps everything moving properly.
If you go away for a few months on holiday, when you come back the car might take a bit of getting going and this is because the oil has not been circulating to keep the engine healthy.
So just like how you give your car a run about, why not do the same for your joints? After all replacing them is a lot more difficult than replacing a car.
Another factor is that your joints rely on muscles that cross them to limit the amount of force going through the joint and ensure they move more efficiently.
If muscles are weak then the joint is less supported and is more likely to be put into positions that stress it and cause it to wear down faster. It could even make you more prone to injuries!!
Performing basic strengthening exercises, that can be guided by your physiotherapist, will lengthen the life of your joints, speed up recovery from injury and keep you active for longer.
There are also other ways and methods physiotherapists use to regain andmaintain good movement and strength in and around joints so don’t suffer in silence.
Take your first step today and please don’t make me have to repeat myself this time next year 😉
Jonny
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You might know Paul as an expert Columnist who writes weekly health articles for TWO of the North East's biggest daily Newspapers, The Northern Echo And The Hartlepool Mail, he is a regular Speaker at Industry Seminars around the globe and a Radio Personality, often heard on the BBC. Paul has been an expert guest on dozens of Radio shows and regularly interviewed in newspapers, magazines and trade journals all over the world, including the Guardian.
Paul’s background included working extensively in the Premier League with a Top Professional Football Team, and since quitting his job in Professional Football in 2007, his Physio Practice has become the fastest growing in the UK and biggest in the North East. So successful, that companies like BUPA, ASDA, The Vela Group And Coast & Country, repeatedly retain his Physio company's services to keep healthy their own staff and workforce. Paul Gough Physio Rooms is now a large multi-physio, multi clinic speciality practice in Darlington, Durham, Guisborough and Hartlepool.
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