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Are you suffering from a sports injury?

The most common sports injuries are: Ankle sprains Achilles tendon tears Groin pulls Hamstring strains Shin splints Knee injuries: ACL tear Knee injury: Patellofemoral syndrome — injury resulting from the repetitive movement of your kneecap against your thigh bone Tennis elbow (epicondylitis) We have had experience in treating all of the above injuries with a…

Are you suffering from Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica? Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a condition that causes pain, stiffness and inflammation in the muscles around the shoulders, neck, and hips. The main symptom is muscle stiffness in the morning that lasts longer than 45 minutes. It may also cause other symptoms, including extreme tiredness loss of appetite weight loss depression.…

Sick of waiting for your doctor to fix your tendonitis?

The NHS recommends the following steps for treating tendonitis: The 4 steps known as RICE therapy for 2 to 3 days to help bring down swelling and support the injury: Rest – stop the exercise or activities that caused the injury until you feel better… Rest – stop the exercise or activities that caused the…

Groin Strain

A groin strain is a tear or rupture to any one of the adductor muscles resulting in pain in the inner thigh. Groin injuries can range from very mild to completely debilitating and very severe injuries. Initial treatment involves protection, rest, ice and compression during the early acute stage. Traditional treatment would then involve a…

Are you embarrassed by a leaking bladder?

Are you embarrassed by a leaking bladder? Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It’s a common problem thought to affect millions of people. There are several types of urinary incontinence, including stress incontinence – when urine leaks out at times when your bladder is under pressure; for example, when you cough…