The menopause is a period of a woman’s life when her periods change due to a decrease in the hormone, oestrogen. It concludes when periods have been non-existent for 12 consecutive months. This can be preceded by as much as 10 years of symptoms...
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Falls Risk and Management
By Emily McPherson, Physio Student at NYP Jan-Feb 2025, and Kate Turner Falls risk A fall is defined as “an event which causes a person to, unintentionally, rest on the ground or lower level, and is not a result of a major intrinsic event (such as a stroke) or...
Netball Related Injuries, Recovery and Prevention
As many of you may know, netball is a huge passion of mine. I’ve played for over 35 years, umpired for over 20, coached for 10 years. I play for Coatham netball club, playing and umpiring in the South Durham and Cleveland netball league and coach at Stokesley Junior...
Shockwave Treatment at NYP
What is shockwave treatment? Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), or Shockwave for short, is a non-invasive, out-patient alternative to surgery or injections, for those with joint and tendon disorders. ESWT sends high pressure acoustic shock waves into the...
My back hurts! What can I do about it?
Back pain is by far the most common musculo-skeletal complaint affecting Western society today, costing the economy and society in the UK millions of pounds. Approximately 80% of adults will experience back pain at some point in their lives and it is a leading cause...
Can I Prevent Back Pain?
Back pain is the most common condition seen in physiotherapy clinics up and down the country. Approximately a third of all our treatments are related to back pain. So here we give our top tips to help prevent back pain. Kate discusses prevention in our video here and...
Getting A Good Night’s Sleep!
Sleep is so important when we are injured or in pain to help the healing and repair process; not only that, it can also aid body recovery at the end of the day to help prevent injury. So, as a physiotherapist, I am interested in your sleep pattern and want you to get...
Working From Home? Top Tips To Avoid Aches and Pains
How to keep physically and mentally healthy whilst working from home can be a challenge at any time, let alone being suddenly thrust into it in these difficult times. When you are used to sitting at a well set up working station with your colleagues around you,...
Exercise Circuit For Those With a Long Term Condition
Following our blog post on Chair-based exercises for Older People to perform at home, we have devised 10 exercises for those managing a long term musculoskeletal condition, such as long standing back pain or osteoarthritis. These exercises are dervied from our popular...
Chair based exercises for Older People
We know how important exercise in later life is to keep fit to help prevent infections and maintain flexibility and strength to avoid falls, aches and pains. Hannah runs our Falls Prevention Classes to this end every Thursday morning. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 we...
Well-being at Work
What do you understand by the phrase “Wellbeing at Work”? In 2015 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) defined it as: “promoting a culture that improves the health and wellbeing of employees is good management and leads to healthy and productive...
When is a good time to see a physiotherapist
A frequent comment we hear is: “I should have come to see you earlier – I just thought it would go away.” Fully recovering from surgery and injury is vital to prevent future problems. Early movement and loading is vital for the healing process. But it can be scary to...
Myths and Incorrect Phrases
There have been words of well-meaning advice and phraseology associated with medical conditions since time began. But with the advent of the internet age, there are even more myths and phrases circulating. One piece of research suggested it can take up to 10 minutes...
Are you wearing the right Bra size?
BRAS!!!!!! Have I got your attention?! Are you wearing the correct bra size? Have you ever thought you’d be reading about bras on a physiotherapy website?! It occurred to me to write this blog post following an exchange with a client. Her Mum had recommended her to...
Joint noises
Do your joints make noises? How do you describe them? Clicks, grating, grinding, rubbing, crunching, creaking etc. Which of your joints make noises? This is a very common phenomenon. My knees, for instance, have clicked for as long as I can remember. I have squatted...
Why see a physiotherapist?
What can a physiotherapist offer you? We are often asked what is the difference between a physiotherapist and a chiropractor, an osteopath and a sports therapist? Most muscle or joint aches and pains, back pain and neck pain can be seen by any of us. The major...
Understanding Pain
What is Pain? Understanding of the mechanisms by which pain can occur has evolved over recent years. While originally pain was understood solely as an alarm system to indicate the amount of tissue damage, contemporary knowledge defines pain more broadly as “an...
Rest versus reward
You have a muscle injury and you know it’s not just a niggle.You know a physiotherapist so you do the right thing and go and see them. Unfortunately, the news is not good. They diagnose you with a Grade 2 muscle tear and they say the dreaded words – “You need to rest...
Life as a Physiotherapist in Private Practice
Private practice comes in all shapes and sizes. I work in a small independent clinic called North Yorkshire Physiotherapy. I established the business with fellow physio, Dallas Newton, in 2013. We are based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire. Previously, whilst working...
Great North Run Advice
“Uh Oh! I'm doing the Great North Run in September and I’ve got a pain! What shall I do?!” In September, tens of thousands of people will be taking to the streets of Newcastle to participate in the Great North Run. For many this will have meant months of...
Thinking of getting into gardening this Summer?
During the summer it's lovely to be out in the garden, but it can cause a twinge or two, here are some of our top tips to help you PREVENT these issues! Common Gardening-related problems include; Back Pain Muscle strains Tennis and Golfers elbow Knee problems How can...