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Shoulder rolls Sit comfortably with your feet shoulder-width apart. You can also do this exercise while standing. Roll your shoulders up, then back, and then down in a smooth, circular motion. Repeat slowly five times. Behind the Back Neck Stretch This standing stretch can be done anywhere and will offer a deep stretch in the …
If memory serves me well, it was around June 2016 that I was called into a room at work to be told that my job was moving to Birmingham. I didn’t see that one coming. I had been in banking this time for 17 years working in senior management and leadership roles since 2010. Opportunity, …
How can it help you? Our HTC Team gives an overview of this type of therapy… Sports Therapy is an aspect of healthcare that is specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational, and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability. It …
Every parent’s priority is to provide the best environment to support their child’s health as they develop and grow. Osteopathic practice is safe and effective. Children’s requirements differ depending on the stage of their development. As they grow from infants, toddlers, children to teenagers, your osteopath will consider your child’s individual needs, age, and stage …
At HTC our Physiotherapists & Osteopaths provide Dry Needling as part of their therapy spectrum. This article provides essential information relating to its practice, its theory, and its application. Trigger-point dry needling is an invasive procedure where a fine needle or acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin and muscle. It is aimed at myo (muscle)-fascial (tendon-like structures …
Plantar fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-eye-tis) is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia). Plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain that usually occurs with your first steps in …
While I am unable to see any patients due to the current COVID 19 crisis, I thought I would inform people of specific feet conditions and how to self-care. The first condition is – ingrowing toenail. An ingrown toenail is where your nail grows into the skin of your toe, usually your big toe. Symptoms …
Pain that strikes at the front of the knee is known as Anterior Knee Pain and can be caused by various specific conditions such as: Patellofemoral (Knee joint – kneecap) Pain Syndrome. Chondromalacia Patellae (softening of the cartilage on the back of the kneecap). Osgood-Schlatter’s disease (Quadriceps tendon anchoring issue – see our related blog). …
Having poor circulation attributes to muscle tightness, pain, and swelling can increase in injured tissue. Improved circulation can enhance the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscle cells. As cellular health improves, tissues function more efficiently. More efficient functioning leads to the removal of waste products and may increase the absorption of excess fluids and reduce …
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Gout is a condition affecting the joints which can cause pain, swelling, and redness. It can come on very suddenly and can be a condition that comes and goes, sometimes lasting for a few weeks at a time. It can affect just one joint (doctors call this monoarticular gout), but sometimes a number of joints …
