Why stretching might not be enough!

Why stretching might not be enough!

A very common complaint we see here in The Physiotherapy Centre is from people will come in saying that their neck, their back and/or their knee feels stiff and tight. They haven’t done anything out of the ordinary, and this issue has come on over time. Does this...
Exercise for people with Osteoarthritis

Exercise for people with Osteoarthritis

“I’ve been told my pain is because I have Arthritis, and ‘wear and tear’.  So why is my physiotherapist telling me exercise is important?”   Below we will discuss the benefits of exercise associated with osteoarthritis (OA) and hopefully shine a light on why we...
Ten facts about low back pain

Ten facts about low back pain

Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi. (Irish, ‘a woman said to me that a woman said to her’). A term used in Hiberno-English to mean gossip or hearsay, especially of an unreliable nature.   This blog post addresses low back pain, one of the most common...