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Pulled a muscle… “what do I do?”
Have you ever pulled a muscle? Chances are you have. And when you do, don’t you know it! When you pull one the pain can range from mild, like a minor neck strain you get from turning your head the wrong way, to very severe, such as a lower back injury that leaves you...
Shoulder Pain Simple Exercises You Can Do From Your Desk, To Maintain A Healthy Looking Posture
Shoulder Pain and Posture... Are the two linked? Sometimes, it can often surprise us how the smallest things in life, can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing that heavy bag on the same shoulder everyday, or that terrible posture you’ve learnt at...
How to EASE neck pain…(and 3 Things We Do Everyday That Cause Neck Pain)
Lets play a fun quiz that might help you live with less neck pain (And if you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions… read on!) When you sleep at night, do you find yourself sleeping on your stomach? Or with more than one pillow in a twisted position? When you’re...
Headaches And Migraines: What A Pain In The Neck!
What Physio could do for you… Migraines, Tension Headaches, nausea, dizziness. We’ve seen it all in the clinic here at Active Motion. Chances are it’s people just like you. Fed up and frustrated of being told the same thing by their GP of- “Nothing that can be done,...
Is Your Nighttime Routine The Reason For Your Neck Pain?
When patients ask me ‘why do I get neck pain?’ it can sometimes be difficult to answer. Not because I don’t know how to ease neck pain, but I don’t know their personal circumstances. What I can suggest however, is that it is your nighttime routine that is causing you...
Back Pain ‘Driving’ You Mad? Tips To Help Alleviate Back Pain While Driving…
Does this next sentence sound like you?... Then this is for you! If you drive fairly long distances to and from work everyday, if your job requires you to drive long hours, or, if you’re the designated driver in your family – it’s likely you’ve experienced back pain....
Strength for Running?
Why is Strength Training so Important? Strength and conditioning reduces overuse injuries by 50%. According to the evidence “Strength training reduced sports injuries by less than a 1/3 and overuse injuries could almost be halved” (Lauersen et al, 2013). The common...
Physiotherapists Vs Graduate Sports Therapists
The SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES! I should say GRADUATE Sports Therapists (hold a Degree in Sports Therapy) because any body can be a Sports Therapist so be careful we will cover more on this later in the blog. SIMILARITIES: Both Physiotherapists and Graduate Sports...
Technology, The cause of your pain?
We have seen an increase in the number of patients suffering with neck and/or shoulder pain recently! WHY? We believe that is partly due to the amount of time we spend using technology! As humans of the 21st century we find ourselves staring at screens for most of our...
Run Injury Free
Running is one of the most popular leisure and sporting activities undertaken worldwide. So here is some advice for those of you that are either suffering with a niggling injury or want to prevent injuries from occurring. Running has numerous positive effects on...
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Opening Hours:
| Monday | 8am - 11am |
| Tuesday | 8am - 2pm |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 8am - 2pm |
| Friday | 3pm - 7pm |
| Saturday | Varies |