Barefoot running or stick to the trainers?
The bare foot running question More frequently than ever I get asked by patients about bare foot running and minimalist shoes. They have often read in a running magazine, [...]
Review – Cycling and Low Back Pain
Why does cycling give me low back pain? Head2Toe Physio clinics work from Dorking, Leatherhead and Redhill in Surrey and Crawley in West Sussex. I see patients at our Dorking [...]
Research – Back Pain Management and core stability exercises
Do Core Stability exercises work in the treatment of Non Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP) ? A Physiotherapist in Derby and his colleagues set out to review the literature surrounding the use of [...]
Review – Back Pain Management
What types of Low Back Pain (LBP) are there? The three main types of LBP are Non-Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP), Nerve Root Pain (Sciatica) and Cauda Equina Syndrome. 95% of [...]
Research – Diabetes and shoulder or upper limb pain
Is their a link between Diabetes and shoulder or upper limb pain? It has long been understood that Frozen Shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is more common in patients with Diabetes. [...]
News – YMCA Redhill, East Surrey, Santa Run 2014
The YMCA East Surrey, Santa Run returned to Priory Park, Reigate for 2014. The run was raising money for YMCA's East Surrey Charitable work in the community. Head2Toe Physio [...]
Research – Plantar fasciitis – steroid injection or stretches
People who do jobs where they stand for long periods of tIme are at increased risk of developing foot problems such as plantar fasciitis ( sometimes known as plantar fasciopathy [...]
Research – Back pain – The therapeutic alliance
Back pain and the therapeutic alliance. Many therapists have noticed that those back pain patients they can build a good relationship with as quickly as possible, often do better, quicker. [...]
News – Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
New updated guidelines for Multiple Sclerosis and exercise. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. The organisation has updated [...]
News – Head Injury in Football – Controversy already?
Does head injury guidance in football make any difference to how players are treated? Only a week or so after writing here that new head injury guidelines had been announced [...]
Research – Shoulder Pain – Shoulder tendinopathy 2, steroid injection or manual therapy?
What works best for shoulder pain at one year? An American study has found that steroid injection and manual therapy appear to be equally effective in relieving shoulder pain. Patients [...]
News – Fixed fees for medical reports for whiplash cases.
The Ministry of Justice has announced a fixed fee of £180 for both Physiotherapists and GP's, as part of its on going whiplash reforms. Currently some medical professionals have been [...]
News – Head Injuries in Football – Medical teams to take the lead.
What happens when footballers get head injuries? The premier football league has decided to offer further guidance on head injuries in football. when a footballer suffers a serious head injury, [...]
Review – Shoulder Pain – Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy and the brain?
Do we really know what is happening in shoulder pain with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy? Why do some patients with shoulder pain respond as hoped and get better and some [...]
Research – Back Pain – Epidurals for low back pain.
Do Steroid Injections ease low back pain? Spinal pain is a leading cause of disability with lifetime incidence estimated to between 50-80%. In the vast majority of cases surgery is [...]
Research – Back Pain – Do Rocker Shoes/MBT reduce low back pain?
Are Rocker Shoes better than other trainers at reducing back pain in patients who already have low back pain? A study funded by a company who make rocker shoes has [...]