Physiotherapists work with patients who have a variety of conditions. Whether it is to rehabilitate an injured limb or to help manage pain, a visit to a local Ealing physiotherapy clinic like CK Physio can help a lot of people. For those who are interested in seeing what a physiotherapist can do for them, here’s a brief overview of what to expect on your first appointment, which is very important since it will determine how your treatment programme progresses.

The physical posterior, or the back, not only houses the main framework of our musculoskeletal system, it is also one of the most vulnerable and susceptible to injuries. Sports-related injuries, carrying heavy objects, and improper posture cause aches from the neck down to the lower back, collectively known as musculoskeletal disorder (MSD).

Veteran tennis coach Phil has been teaching young people the game he loves for 20 years. For so long, he hasn’t experienced any sort of bodily breakdown, until recently, when he felt discomfort on his hands and wrists. A parent of one of his students suggested that it might be carpal tunnel syndrome, but he dismissed the notion on the belief that it’s only reserved for people who work all day on computers. It’s not.

Have you recently been involved in a serious traffic accident, or had suffered a sudden blow to your head whilst playing rugby, then found yourself having difficulty moving your neck afterwards? You might have had whiplash, an injury caused by any sudden movement of your head forwards, backwards, or sideways.

In a recent study of over a thousand U.K. adults, conducted by health and safety consultancy Arinite, results showed that 22 per cent of respondents expressed concern about experiencing back or neck injuries, whilst 18 per cent worried about having repetitive strain injuries. Both injuries could be acquired at work. Repetitive strain injuries or RSIs are often seen amongst people working all day in front of the computer or carrying out repetitive manual work, and these often cause pain to some parts of the upper body.

Pain and injury are inevitable in martial arts. It’s common for a practitioner to want to spend an entire day on bed waiting for muscle pains to go after a strenuous training session. Some even incur injuries yet still continue to practice despite the pain. Although some minor injuries gradually heal, London physiotherapy specialists can hasten recovery from bodily stress that impedes optimal training. Below are some of the common martial arts-related injuries that physiotherapy can help alleviate:

Developments and technological advancements have succeeded in making life more convenient, yet it also brought about a drastic change in everyone’s lifestyle, with people becoming more sedentary than active. This shift has adversely affected the well-being of many young people, according to a recent study conducted by the British Chiropractic Association.

Acupuncture is a healing method whose origin dates back to Ancient China. It’s based on the premise that illnesses are caused by a disruption of energy flow (Qi) in the body. Thin, solid, metallic needles are used to penetrate the skin close to acupuncture points, through which the channels (meridian) of energy pass through. By doing this, the acupuncturist is able to restore the flow of the life energy through the meridian.

As children go up the education ladder, the more activities they engage in and the heavier their bags go. Their school bags are stuffed with various items—sports equipment, books, laptops, heavy wet weather clothing, etc.—their collective weight bearing the kids down, preventing their young bodies from achieving optimal development. In fact, according to Daily Mail, there is a growing number of children developing irreversible back deformities due to the weight of their schools bags, and these spinal abnormalities can range from back pain to disfiguring curvatures such as scoliosis.

Some people go to great lengths to shape their bodies and tone their muscles for better health. All the lifting of weights and flexing of limbs, though, can take its toll on anyone, requiring a degree of soothing, relaxation, and rejuvenation for the muscles. In answering a reader’s feedback, Muscle Insider magazine columnist Greg Kovacs revealed that mixing physio and bodybuilding can be a potent combination.