Understanding Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition that affects many individuals, yet it is often underreported due to embarrassment or lack of awareness. Prolapse occurs when one or more [...]
Pelvic Health in Menopause
Pelvic Health in Menopause: A Guide to Comfort and Confidence Menopause is a significant life stage for women, marking the end of reproductive years and the beginning of a new [...]
Post-Natal Recovery
Post-natal Recovery Physiotherapy is an essential component of post-natal care, focusing on recovery after childbirth - both C-section and vaginal – to prevent long-term dysfunctions of the pelvic floor [...]
Constipation and Pelvic Health
Unclogged: How Pelvic Health Can Get Things Moving Constipation is a common condition that affects approximately 14% of adults in the UK, and is more [...]
Pelvic Health – What to Expect From Your Assessment
What is pelvic health physiotherapy? As physiotherapists, we are interested in how your body is working and how that is affecting your ability to live your life the way [...]
Pre-Natal Pelvic Floor
Pre-natal Physiotherapy will guide you through the significant changes to your body that happen during pregnancy, prepare you for childbirth and accelerate your post-natal recovery. This is suitable for [...]
Stress Incontinence Vs Urgency Incontinence
Stress incontinence and urgency incontinence are two different types of urinary incontinence (UI) that result from distinct underlying mechanisms. Understanding these differences is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective [...]
PELVIC FLOOR – To Kegel or not to Kegel?
TAKE HOME MESSAGE: KEGEL EXERCISES GET GIVEN FOR WEAK PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES. GET YOUR PELVIC FLOOR ASSESSED PROPERLY AND DON’T ASSUME THEY’RE WEAK. What are Kegels? ‘Kegels’, named [...]
Observational Work Experience
Why Carry Out Work Experience? For those keen to study Physiotherapy at University (undergraduate or postgraduate), gaining relevant observational work experience will hugely help your application. Admission tutors are looking [...]
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
Temporomandibular Disorder There is an increasing need to address facial symptoms associated with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but a huge lack of education around it. What is incredibly interesting, is [...]
Ski and Snowboard Injuries
With the ski season in full swing, ski injuries are starting to flow, and not just trickle through, to our Head2Toe Physiotherapy Clinics. With that in mind, prevention is [...]
Muscle Atrophy in Menopause: The Vital Role of Physiotherapy
Muscle Atrophy in Menopause: The Vital Role of Physiotherapy Hello again! It's Anna from Head2Toe Physio. I wanted to talk about the loss of muscle that often accompanies menopause. [...]
Menopause and Exercise
Hello again! It's Anna from Head2Toe Physio. I wanted to talk about the importance of exercise as we go through mid life and beyond, and acknowledge some of the [...]
Hamstring Tears in Cricket
It's that time of year. The season has started. We've watched the rain come down for the first few weeks and we're about to get going. "10 overs flat [...]
Menopause and Tendon Pain
To lead on from Sam’s previous blog posts about lateral hip pain, I thought I would highlight an area of emerging understanding in the last few years for musculoskeletal [...]
Patellofemoral Joint Pain
Don’t let knee pain hinder your performance What is Patellofemoral Joint Pain(PFJP)? It is an umbrella term used for pain arising from the patella femoral joint or surrounding tissue. [...]