A Good Nights Sleep – Mattress Pillows and Sleeping Position

Sleeping in a poor position or on an unsupportive mattress places a lot of stress on the back neck and shoulders and can lead to pain.

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Wrist pain in paddlers and rowers

A common repetitive injury in paddlers and rowers is wrist pain. One of the most frequent causes of this is De Quervains syndrome

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Runner’s Knee and the iliotibial band

Iliotibial band friction syndrome is commonly termed runners knee because its occurrence in endurance runners is common.

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Carl Irish International Job

Congratulations to Team Physiobench Physiotherapist Carl Chapman on his recent appointment as Ireland Rugby League head physio for the upcoming European championships. We wish both Carl and the Irish Team all the best for the championships and will be following the results closely. Carl will still be taking Physiobench assessments.

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The end of the GP referral?

There’s loads of decent general advice on the web and you can now self refer. So what value does a GP referral give?

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One-day cricket series: our Achilles’ heel?

Achilles tendonitis is a common overuse injury that causes irritation, inflammation and pain in the large tendon at the back of the ankle.

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Missing the point on missed appointments

For a free at delivery service, missed appointments resulting in downtime for medical staff will always occur. The challenge is to make good use of the downtime

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Two thirds of adults don’t get enough exercise

Two thirds of adults don’t get enough exercise says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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What’s the Spanish for “rotator cuff injury”?

Remote health services will emerge as telemedicine & internet based services become more mainstream.
Local language differences should not be seen as a barrier.

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Thats one small step for injured man one giant leap for mankind

40 years ago physio was largely based on anecdote not research. Now physio is evidence based and still available face to face but also over the phone and the internet

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