New health and fitness trends come to the fore online all the time and, of course, it’s incredibly tempting to tap into them all to see if they can help you hit your goals. This year alone has seen everything from yoga flows combined with strength training, dancing with functional exercises, martial arts with cardio, […]

If you find yourself waking up in the morning with stiffness in your fingers, as well as pain and tenderness, and difficulty in straightening one or more of your fingers, it may well be that you have trigger finger – also known as stenosing flexor tenosynovitis. It’s thought that this condition is caused by inflammation […]

If you get a lot of exercise or are generally physically active, you may well experience shin splints at some point, characterised by pain in the lower leg, around the shin bone. Also known as medial tibial stress syndrome, the condition is not usually a serious one but, even so, it’s important to know how […]

World Physiotherapy Day has just taken place (September 8th), with this year’s theme set as healthy ageing, with a focus on preventing falls and frailty… which is something that everyone can benefit from, regardless of how old they are. Preventing frailty Research shows that the average age of frailty onset is 69, where frailty is […]

While there’s no doubt that getting regular exercise is excellent for your physical, mental and emotional health, it’s important to make sure that you train within your remit and listen to your body so you don’t cause undue stress and strain. If you’re keen to increase your activity levels without increasing your risk of injury, […]

While it’s essential to protect all your joints over the years, it’s particularly important to make sure that you look after your knees as you get older, as they’re one of the biggest and most complex joints of them all, helping to support your weight and keeping your legs moving as they should. If you […]

People are now living for longer than ever before, thanks to medical advancements and innovations, improved disease treatment and prevention, improved sanitisation, immunisation programmes, healthcare access and lifestyle changes… which, of course, is great news! However, it does mean that we need to think about how well we’ll navigate older age from a physical perspective, […]

Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints that we see here at Clear Physio and it’s likely that you’ll experience issues with this at some point in your life. Typically, symptoms will improve within a few weeks but they can last for longer and they can recur over time, so it’s important […]

Maintaining proper posture and seeking assistance when experiencing aches, pains and twinges is advisable for us all, but if you’re above a certain height it’s perhaps particularly important to make sure that you put preventative measures in place, as studies show that there may be a link between height and increased risk of back pain. […]