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Looking for some physio help with your pain or injury? Check out our articles below. You can either scroll through them or pick a topic to go to more articles on that topic! If you have a question or would like an article on anything you can’t see, just let us know!

26th September 2018

What is sciatica & have I got it? Or is it something else?!

In our clinic we often get clients coming in saying, “I have sciatica”. Now some of them are right, but very often they are not, and the cause of their pain is something very different. Here are some things which can give symptoms similar to sciatica: Sacro iliac joint problems […]

3rd September 2018

What is Pilates? And is it any good for back pain?!

What is Pilates & is it any good for reducing your back pain? Have you ever thought about trying Pilates but were not sure what it was all about? Could it actually help improve your back pain or is it all just hype? As a spinal clinical specialist physiotherapist I get asked questions about Pilates a lot so let me give you a […]

29th August 2018

Had a spinal scan? Still got pain? Don’t become a VOMIT!

If you have had back pain or sciatica (pain down the leg) that has lasted, you may have had an x-ray or MRI scan. In the past people were told that the changes on the scan were the reason for their pain. We now know it’s not as simple as […]

22nd August 2018

If you have arthritis in your knee, strengthen your quads!

Are you over 45 and have knee pain? Have you been told that you have arthritis or wear and tear? Time to strengthen your quads! Now we are not expecting you to gain the muscles of this chap, but we can all get stronger and benefit from resistance or ‘weight’ […]

21st July 2018

Back Pain when Sitting? 4 Ways to cure the sitting disease!

Do you have your back pain when you are sitting? Is it better when you stand or walk? Then you might have the sitting disease! Now let’s be serious for a second, you haven’t got a disease, but sitting might be a large contributing factor in the cause of your […]

21st July 2018

How can Hogan & Mitchell Physiotherapy help you?

If your car has problems, the warning light comes on. You’d then book it into the garage for a mechanic to sort out the problem. If it’s a good mechanic you should get a car back running smoothly, or if it’s a rubbish mechanic you might take your business elsewhere, […]

16th July 2018

Crickety crack, that’s my back! Should I have my back cracked?

You may have heard your back ‘crack’ at some point or even gone to someone to get your back ‘cracked’. In technical speak it can be called a spinal adjustment or spinal manipulation. What is a spinal manipulation?! Well nothing is adjusted out of or into place in terms of […]

27th June 2018

Pat’s Back Story. Is it a happy ever after tale……?

Pat’s story of her back pain is unfortunately a familiar one for us to hear. I wonder if any of her story sounds familiar to you? Pat is 52, she works part time and loves going to pilates, walking her dog, seeing her grandchildren and spending time with her friends. […]

27th June 2018

Rise of the Machines. 3 Reasons why machines WON’T make your pain go away!

Why are we telling you about this? Why? Because use of machine treatment has been on the rise for years and because quite simply they don’t really do what they claim to do and are a waste of both yours and our time. We use NO MACHINES in our clinic, […]

30th May 2018

3 Things you must know about Big Belly Back Pain! .

Well that got your attention! Please don’t be offended by the title, but if you are in one of the following 2 groups please read on. 1. You are pregnant 2. You have a large stomach Sometimes we come across a client with lower back pain who has been told […]

9th May 2018

Been told you have a slipped disc? Don’t panic!

Slipped Disc The phrase “slipped disc” is one I am sure you have heard before. Unfortunately it is not really a very accurate description of what may be causing your pain, or of what happens to the disc if there is an issue with it. Your discs do not slip […]

9th May 2018

6 Ways to relieve acute lower back pain

Back pain sucks! When you get it you can despair about what to do. You are not alone, it will affect most of us at some point in our lives. It can range in the pain intensity level but fortunately the majority of the time it does not point to […]