Physio IS for all the family. Not just for elite athletes and those at the top of their game striving for gold medals. Not just suitable or available because you have an injury – sports-related or not. No, it is so much more. It's about mobility, pre and post-operative care, supporting the little ones to [...]
Running is good for the soul. It is you pounding the streets or running in the park – mind in neutral and being at one with the outside environment. Space for no thought or letting your thoughts wander. It is smiling at the couple walking their dog or waving at the children on the swings. [...]
Tennis, strawberries and cream and the all-important Pimms. Although obviously at Sarum we’re not seeing injuries from too many strawberries or Pimms, we are seeing tennis injuries. So, with Wimbledon just around the corner, this blog will focus on the game of white shorts and yellow balls. And here is the reason we are seeing [...]
Golfers are back in the swing of it. In fact, we’re all getting out and about and back to the sports we love. Springing into action and taking advantage of restrictions lifting – it’s wonderful, isn’t it? But at Sarum, we’ve noticed injuries being presented because a little more exuberance has been shown than was [...]
Is stretching bad for you? A study at The Australian Ballet has ‘delivered some surprising results as to what works in stretching and what is actually damaging to the body and increasing the risk of injury.’ You can read the article in full here. Isabel Howse is our resident physiotherapist who specialises in dance injuries [...]
Are you training for a race or marathon this Spring, this year or even next? If the answer is yes, don’t let old injuries hold you back, book an assessment with one of our physios to address any niggles before the niggle becomes a problem. It’s all in the preparation as they say, and you [...]
Don’t let that scarf ruin your posture this Autumn. Easily done as the nights draw in and the mornings are a little on the chilly side. Meaning you will be adding the layers and the scarfs are out. No matter if they are pretty in pattern and colour or the woolly kind – both can [...]
What's it like being a child? It’s difficult to remember looking back. We’re so busy! Going to work, the weekly shop, endless school runs, ballet classes, rugby matches – not to mention old age! Being a child is one of the most exciting times of our lives. Brought into the big, scary world, with a [...]
Do you know what to expect from a physio session? It’s easy for us physios to forget that while a session is normal for us, when YOU attend a physio treatment for the first time it’s all new. You might even be nervous. With this in mind, the lovely Lindsey Burden kindly offered to write [...]
Did you know that touch is one of the first senses that we acquire? That you can communicate via this sense from a very early age and before you can talk? Touch is the ultimate connection between two people and can say as much if not more than words. Beyond the ability to communicate, it [...]
