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Keeping you informed across Physiotherapy, Pilates & Women’s Health
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative disc disease refers to the process of degeneration of an intervertebral disc. Your intervertebral discs are the fluid filled sacks, which lie in between each vertebrae and…
Natural Anti-inflammatories
Natural Anti-inflammatories In an acute episode of back or neck pain drug based anti-inflammatories may be necessary however they have a few side effects so avoiding them where possible is…
5 top tips to relieve headaches
1. Increase your water uptake Dehydration is one of the main causes of headaches. Drink at least 2 litres of water over 2-3 hours. 2. Increase your thoracic mobility When…
Clinical Pilates: The best exercise for back pain
Here at Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates we combine both Clinical Pilates and Exercise Rehabilitation methods into the same session depending on your needs. All of our practitioners have degrees…
Headache Physiotherapy: How your neck causes your headache
Headaches and migraines can be very debilitating and affect approximately 50% of the population. There can be a range of causes responsible for headaches. Some of the latest research has…
Getting to the ‘Core’ of the problem
Having a strong core is very important in both prevention and rehabilitation of back pain, hip pain and knee pain. What are your core muscles? Deep stabilising muscles that support…
5 Top Tips To Prevent Low Back Pain
Back pain now affects 80% of the population at some point their life. It is debilitating and can greatly affect quality of life if it is not treated properly. 90%…
