Simon, Author at Physiotherapy Macclesfield

25th September 2017

Dispelling the Myth of a ‘crumbling spine’

If there is one thing that our years of experience have taught us, it’s that back pain is a prevalent problem – in fact, around 90% of the UK population will be affected by it at some point in their lives. Research has shown that not only is it the […]

19th September 2017

Sports Physiotherapy in Macclesfield: What Does It involve?

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from a sports injury, then you will probably be told that you need to see a “sports physiotherapist”. In fact, Sports Physiotherapy is one of the services we offer at our Macclesfield Clinic – but what is sports physiotherapy and how does it […]

31st August 2017

How Pilates Classes can help with Cycling

Cycling seems to be one of the most popular sports for people to partake in as a hobby these days. Perhaps it is down to the success of Team GB at the 2016 Olympic games, or maybe Chris Froome’s Tour de France win recently – who knows? One thing is […]

29th August 2017

Stretches to help you relieve your upper back pain

Nobody wants to deal with pain, but we know from experience that it is highly likely that most people will have to deal with neck, shoulder or back pain at some point. The way in which we live our lives these days doesn’t help – whether it be spending a […]

25th August 2017

Things You Need to Know Before You Take Pilates Classes

Pilates is a great exercise routine to undertake as it offers you a lot of benefits body wise. It can help you to focus on your body, gives you a core and overall workout and can even help to improve your posture. In fact, a recent study in The Journal […]

14th March 2017

Prevent Injury Boom & Bust

1st February 2017

Pelvic Pain

Having pelvic pain can be debilitating. Pelvic pain (often termed pelvic girdle pain) is normally related to women of childbearing age, often during or after pregnancy. It is common for many women to experience some pelvic pain during pregnancy and most resolve within weeks of giving birth. In a small […]

28th September 2016

Training Principles

What is fitness? Muscular strength – what is the maximum can you lift, push or pull.

26th September 2016

Got shoulder pain? Have you got impingement? AKA sub acromial impingement

What the heck is that? The correct term (there is a new one every year it seems!) is sub acromial pain syndrome. It refers to pain arising from irritation of one or more of the tendons or bursa (a fluid filled sac) that sit between the humerus (the ball) and […]

22nd September 2016

How to avoid an injury when training

Answer: Get stronger and move well! Obviously this would be a pretty short article if it finished there. So let me elaborate. Injuries generally happen when you overload yourself. This can mean doing something faster than before for longer than you have before Like lifting heavier than you have before […]

30th August 2016

Sports Physiotherapy – Sports Injury Clinic Macclesfield

If you have a sports injury, you are often told you need to see a “sports physiotherapist”. That is right but what does that mean? The main difference between a regular injury and a sports one is the end goal; return to sport. Whoever you see needs to have […]

26th August 2016

Got shoulder pain? Have you got a Frozen Shoulder?

What is it? A frozen shoulder is a very painful condition where your shoulder becomes severely restricted. It is arguably the most painful shoulder problem to get. As a general rule it mainly effects people in their 50’s and 60’s in fact the Japanese even refer to it as ‘50’s […]