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Part of a standard physiotherapy assessment is to ask the patient about their social life and what they enjoy doing with their spare time. Most people enjoy some form of exercise, but I am always surprised when patients reply that they “don’t do any sport”, or “I just watch tele” because “I just don’t have […]

As someone living in the western world in the 21st century, its fairly safe to assume that you, a member of the average general public, can expect to live beyond the age of 70. As of 2015, life expectancy in the UK stands at a whopping 81.60 year of age. However, knowing all that we

The 27th May to 14th June saw the return of the Dallaglio CycleSlam, the biennial flagship fundraising event of the Dallaglio RugbyWorks charity. The charity was founded by former England Rugby Union Captain and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio, and its vision is to get teenagers outside of mainstream education into sustained education, employment or

So we are into our 3rd month now, and the pace is really starting to pick up. The clinic is buzzing with patients and clients, and Delta Team is steadily growing. Our rehab area and studio are complete, with Dan providing his Powered Up Training programmes to clients looking to get fitter & stronger. Sarah

“Have you eaten anything in the last hour or so?” I shake my head. “How about liquid, have you drank anything?” The man asking the questions is a rep from a DNA testing company, the same man I’d seen no less than an hour earlier giving a speech at The Body Power Expo, praising the

One of the more difficult aspects in medical care is explaining to patients what their problem is in terms that they can understand. For example, ‘the extrusion of the nucleus pulposus through the annulus causing nerve root impingement at the level of L4’ probably means sweet FA to the person on the street, but tell

Climbing the stairs I can hear the thumps getting louder. Thud. Thud. THUD. And then I see it, through a small window in the door. The Lifting Room. As I open the door the smell of sweat and chalk reaches into my nostrils, it isn’t unpleasant, but then its no bouquet of roses either. Inside,

Having worked throughout the North West as a physiotherapist, it always felt inevitable that one day I would ply my trade in Bury. I grew up in Bury, went to school & college in Bury, and learnt many important life lessons on nights out in institutions such as the Sir Robert Peel, Ronny’s and the

Gone are the days where every patient through the door of a physio clinic is treated with manual therapy, electrotherapy, and given a sheet of exercises that they’re likely to leave on the kitchen table. Sure, some injuries respond best to a combination of treatments including manual therapy and soft tissue work, but more and