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Halfway through the year…are you keeping fit!?

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We are just over half way through 2017.  Think back to January, did you have new year fitness resolution? Have you kept it up?  This month Donna from Blue Sky Sports Physiotherapy gives us information about getting back on track!

Most people start with great intentions at the beginning of the year, however, slowly they start to fall back into old habits and it becomes a circle each year of not necessarily achieving the goals that you started with.

A fair few people stop their exercise because of pain, strain, a weakness or other injury.  PhysioNet members are here to get you back on that track to achieving your fitness goal.

All our member practices are able to assist you with :

  • A thorough assessment by a senior Chartered Physiotherapist trained at the highest level
  • A diagnosis of any current conditions or pain syndromes
  • A comprehensive treatment programme
  • An exercise plan will be designed specifically for you
  • Strategies to help you manage any chronic aches and pains
  • Referral to orthopaedic specialists or radiologists if needed

To book a visit to a Chartered Physiotherapist, please use the find a physio on our home page – there’s plenty to pick from!

Pain – Is this where your problem is?

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Pain- Is this where your problem is?

Diane from Birdwell Clinic in Long Ashton, Bristol advises us on pain and how sometimes its not where we thing it is…

‘Overuse’ injuries are where there is no specific injury, just a gradual onset of pain. However, your pain may not be where your problem is. For example, knee pain may be a hip problem, groin pain may be a back problem and elbow pain may be a shoulder or neck problem.

The pain slowly gets worse over weeks or months or keeps recurring over time. Treatment to the area of pain only, just provides temporary relief.

What is the Answer? 

A comprehensive physiotherapy evaluation to determine the root cause of the problem is required. Then either specific advice, exercise programme or a course of physiotherapy treatment is required. The length of time it takes to help these problems is related to the length of time you have had the symptoms. The quicker you get help the simpler they are to treat.

Typical problems we see in the clinic are :

Back pain as a result of an arthritic hip
Thigh pain which is referred from the back
Achilles tendon pain can be referred from the spine
Arm pain referred from the neck

Are you looking for a Physiotherapist in the Bristol area? Maybe your pain just won’t shift and you need some advice? Either way, PhysioNet Bristol can help.  Please contact us for further information.