Muscle Imbalance You can see the knock on effects of the body compensating when something as small as a neck muscle is injured. It brings the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle out of alignment. If this is not corrected, secondary issues begin to become a problem. At Jonathan Clark Physiotherapy, we recognise that pain can […]
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What are Mobilisations?
Mobilisations are a form of manual therapy; ’…the use of hands in a curative and healing manner or a hands-on technique with therapeutic intent…’ used to treat and manage dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system. Physiotherapists use mobilisations as a treatment technique to address joint pain and stiffness associated with joint, muscle, tendon or ligament injury.
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Ultrasound, but not as we know it!
Therapeutic Ultrasound is used by therapists to provide deeper treatment to injured tissues. The ultrasound machine emits sound waves which travel beyond the epidermis (top layers of skin) to the dermis barrier zone, resulting in deeper and enhanced healing. How does it work? 1. Sound waves pass through the skin 2. Vibration of local tissues
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Suffering from Lower Back Pain?
Back pain can be caused from multiple factors, including: lifting heavy items, poor posture, spending too long in one position as well as anxiety and stress. At Jonathan Clark Physiotherapy, we offer a variety of treatments: • Manipulation • Acupuncture • Postural advice • Core stability exercises • Home exercise programmes • Deep and soft
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What is Hyperalgesia?
Hyperalgesia describes an increased response to pain; this is caused by the ‘super activation’ of pain pathways, resulting in increased sensitivity to pain. Signals from pain pathways can be amplified due to the suppression of natural pain relieving pathways e.g. discontinuation of pain medication can result in a poorly or non-functioning natural pain-relieving system, resulting
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What is Allodynia?
Allodynia is the experience of pain from a non-painful stimulation e.g. light touch, pressure from clothing, showering or brushing your hair. This hypersensitivity to non-painful stimuli results in a painful burning sensation across the skin. The severity of allodynia varies between patients; commonly 80% of people who experience migraines also experience at least one symptom of
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10 Effective Physical Therapy Exercises To Treat Shoulder Pain and Strengthen the Rotator Cuff Muscles 1.Shoulder Blades Forwards Against Wall 2.Shoulder Blade Shrug 3.Shoulder Blade Squeeze 4.Resistance Band External Rotation 5.Resistance Band Internal Rotation 6.Static Rotator Cuff Contraction 7.Resistance Band Pull Backs 8.Hand Behind Neck 9.Lateral Raises 10.Prone Horizontal Abduction
Rotator Cuff Injury
What is it? The rotator cuff is formed from 4 muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres minor which lie across the scapula and converge into a single tendon which inserts on the greater tuberosity of the humerus. Potential Injuries Injuries to the rotator cuff can be caused by acute trauma or degeneration of the rotator
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Running a Marathon?
Is a Marathon on the horizon? Many runners experience hip, knee, shin, ankle and foot pain when they are training for events. It’s the sheer volume of training, combined with any underlying biomechanical issues or muscle imbalances which can lead to such pains. We routinely offer our Physiotherapy assessment skills to identify the cause of
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Chronic Back Pain
A recent study has shown that chronic back pain, which has lasted many years, responds well to a combination of Physiotherapy exercises and Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). A trial conducted on 245 patients showed a significant reduction in pain relief and a dramatic reduction in the use of painkillers after an eight week programme. CBT
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