As winter sets in, slippery conditions become a common challenge for athletes. Whether it’s frost-covered grass, rain-soaked pitches, or muddy roads, these conditions can increase the risk of injury. However, with the right preparation and mindset, you can crack on! Choose the Right Footwear The first line of defense against slips and falls is proper […]

We all know that standing still is bad for us and can cause back pain, but how do you deal with this if you HAVE to stand still? For example if you’re standing still in a queue, or if you’re on your feet all day at work? Here are some ideas: 1. Wriggle your toes! […]

After all the rain we’ve had it might seem unlikely that the sun will ever shine again. Hopefully it will peek out from behind the clouds soon, and when it does, what are you going to put on your feet? If you start getting pain on the sole or top of your foot, or if […]

Isn’t it true that the more you garden the more you discover it’s not the slow, ponderous activity non-gardeners think it is. The main problem with gardening is that you don’t realise until it’s too late just how much you’ve hurt yourself. • Leaning over weeds for half an hour and bending over the potting […]

Isn’t it true that the more you garden the more you discover it’s not the slow, ponderous activity non-gardeners think it is. The main problem with gardening is that you don’t realise until it’s too late just how much you’ve hurt yourself. • Leaning over weeds for half an hour and bending over the potting […]

Muscles get strained when they are over stretched. Sometimes the injury involves more than one muscle and can be so painful you feel you can’t move the joint. Strains might only hurt when the muscle is put on stretch, or when you lift something. The good news is that they normally heal quickly, but if […]

Is your strange injury unique?  The pain of an injury is never funny, but over the years we’ve had many patients struggle to tell us how the injury occurred because they were laughing too much. Here are a few of the ones the patient thought was funny: –   Ankle strain from slipping on a puddle […]

Gua Sha involves scraping the skin with a special tool.  Sounds weird?  It’s actually really nice! The technique is used by Sharon, our acupuncturist, to increase blood flow to the area being stroked.  The technique comes from Japan and is normally used with massage oil. After the area is stroked the skin can look bruised, […]

We want you to leave the clinic feeling fine.  Actually, we’d like you to leave feeling Wow, but sometimes that takes longer.  Our first aim is that you feel fine. Why the distinction?  Well, we can’t always make the pain disappear in one session, but in order to make you feel ‘fine’ we will: give […]

Have you been told to do exercises?  Do you do them?  Are we nuts to ask that question?! Some years ago Claire and Steven organised for an internationally famous osteopath to come to Knuston Hall to teach us that stretching doesn’t work!   I’m not going to go into the theory about why it doesn’t work, […]