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Why do people fall & how can we prevent it?
As you may know, it is ‘National Falls Awareness week’. Falls are usually caused by an interaction of a number of risk factors. Falls...
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What does my tissue healing/recovery process look like after injury?
A question we get asked a lot & a really important subject to discuss. We know from our Myth Buster blog on Monday, that tissue healing...
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Our Expanding Neurological Physiotherapy Service
Following on from a previous blog on this subject a few weeks ago (Here) & introduction to Debbie (Here), Harbourside is pleased to...
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You don’t need to be able to swim to use our hydrotherapy pool
Following on from our ‘Myth Buster’ blog post on Monday, we know that you don’t have to be able to swim to be able to use our...
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What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
We know from our myth buster post on Monday that Polymyalgia Rheumatica & Fibromyalgia are 2 different problems, despite commonly being...
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Not all heel pain is plantar fasciitis
Following on from ‘Myth Monday’ on this topic, we know that there are lots of possible causes of heel pain alongside plantar fasciitis...
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Exercise doesn't make your Fibromyalgia worse
Often people with fibromyalgia associate exercise with making their pain worse or flaring symptoms. Did you know exercise has the largest...
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Osteoporosis – Are my bones crumbling?
We know from our ‘Myth Monday’ post that Osteoporosis does not mean that your ‘bones are crumbling’. Osteoporosis is a gradual loss of...
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Our Neurological Physiotherapy service
We know from our myth buster blog on Monday that there is a private neurological Physiotherapy service in West Cornwall now, here at...
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What is a Sports Massage?
We know from our myth buster post on Monday that you do not need to play sport to have a Sports massage. It is, however, difficult to...
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Injury management – Moving on from RICE
Many of you will have become accustomed to the acronym RICE for managing soft tissue injuries. As we know from our myth buster post on...
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Tennis elbow – Is it anything to do with tennis?
As we know from our myth buster post on Monday, there are lots of possible causes of ‘tennis elbow’, mostly nothing to do with tennis....
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Should I Take Supplements For Joint Pain?
A much talked about subject, and there are so many different products & opinions out there, so where do you even start & is there any...
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Strong Core Stability
Having a strong core is very important to support your spine, pelvis and shoulder girdles but this does not require you to do hundreds of...
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Can I avoid getting injured?
You can reduce your risk of injuries, even though you cannot fully prevent injuries from occurring. Firstly, it is important to ensure...
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How can I fix painful exercise without stopping exercising?
Keep it simple with these 3 steps: Deload! Reduce the load or intensity of the exercise. You can consider stopping or changing the...
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Why arthritis is not ‘wear and tear’ & why exercise helps!
‘ Wear and tear’ is a term that has been used to describe arthritis for many years. We know a more helpful way of thinking about the...
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Snap, crackle, pop: what you need to know about noisy joints
Ankles, knees, hips, wrists, elbows, shoulders, necks and backs can make alarming noises throughout the day which can be unnerving, but...
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Can physiotherapy help if I have Osteoarthritis?
YES! In the UK approximately one in 10 adults have symptomatic clinically diagnosed Osteoarthritis with knee osteoarthritis being the...
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Knee Brace for Osteoarthritis
We know from our post on ‘Myth Monday’ that braces can be very helpful if you have OA In your knee. Unloader knee braces are designed to...
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