Muscle tears and muscle strains are common sporting injuries. Particularly now that we are heading into the winter sports season, as...

Our understanding has come along way in recent years, in terms of shoulder pain that in the past we would have called "subacromial...

Many office workers are no strangers to neck and upper back pain. Ever wondered why? Or how to treat or prevent it? Most of the time,...

Fibromyalgia is a condition which causes widespread chronic (persistent) pain, and has associated sleep problems, depressed mood, fatigue...

Back pain is one of the most common reasons for presenting to a GP. It's also an enigma. It's less likely to follow a steady pattern of...

I read a post on facebook recently. Someone was asking for recommendations for a health professional, because they'd been to several...

It can be a scary experience when it happens, but it's very common. You wake up with pain in one side of your neck, your heads tilted to...

Back pain is a very common condition. Most people will experience back pain during their lives. For many this will be a temporary...

Pain in the sole of the foot or heel pain is more common in the summer. "Why?" you may ask. It's often because people are spending more...

As we come to the end of the year, many of us start setting goals for next year. Many of these goals involve fitness and exercise. Ask...

What's the point of a warm up and cool down before and after an exercise session? It's just a time filler right? Wrong! Warm ups and cool...

You might have heard of shin splints before. They're a fairly common injury, particularly in runners and people playing sports involving...

I get this question all the time. Unfortunately, the answer is complicated. Wouldn't that be nice, if there was an exercise we all knew...

Also known as Achilles tendinitis, Achilles tendinopathy is a fairly common affliction, particularly in people in their thirties. Runners...

Those of you with whom I've diagnosed "infrapatellar fat pad impingement" know that it's a tongue-twister of a diagnosis. But what is it?...

Have you seen the rise in the use of foam rollers and wondered what it's all about? What does it do? How do you do it? Does it work? Good...

"My hamstrings are always tight." Is this you? Maybe it's someone you know, or multiple people you know. Tightness in your hamstrings can...

Knee pain and heel pain are common complaints in kids, particularly active kids between the ages of 10-14 years. Common culprits for...

For many people, a big reason for exercising is the desire to lose some excess weight. But for many, despite regular exercise their...

You might not know much about your 'core' but you've probably heard that it (and it's stability) is important, particularly for...