Dry needling is a modern treatment designed to ease muscular pain. During dry needling, a practitioner inserts several filiform needles into your skin. Filiform needles are fine, short, stainless steel needles that don’t inject fluid into the body. That’s why … Continued
Squat technique is different for everyone, your genetics determine your bone structure and this will dictate your stance width, depth and position of your feet that works best for you. Try out different squat positions to see what works best … Continued
Acupuncture is a form of treatment using fine needles which are inserted into the skin at specific points, and can be used to treat a variety of different conditions & injuries, but here’s 10 of our most favourite uses; Reduces … Continued
There’s hundreds of reasons why it can help you to get a massage regularly, but here’s 10 of our favourites; Reduces tension and relieves stress Improves sporting performance Reduces pain and discomfort Proven to help with anxiety and depression Improves … Continued
Thinking of getting fit as part of a New Year’s resolution? Thinking of losing weight? Joining a gym? Picking up running or that sport you’ve always wanted to try? New Year’s resolutions are notorious for only be followed for a … Continued
Icing is a popular self-treatment strategy used by both sportsmen/women and non-sporting populations to decrease pain and accelerate healing. Ice is regularly recommended alongside rest, compression and elevation. This protocol is called “RICE” forming an acronym. In theory, rest prevents … Continued
The theory The idea of warming up before physical activity has been utilised for many years by both elite and recreational sportsmen and women. Warming up is generally performed with a short bout of aerobic (light exercise) activity such as … Continued
The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. John Maynard Keynes Perhaps you have tried many different sports or maybe you have done exact the same training for the past two … Continued
Finding the right physiotherapist for you is critical to help aid your recovery. Here at J & P we pride ourselves on only employing the best of the best and love hearing feedback from our customers (below). I have today … Continued
Golfer’s Elbow What is it? With The Open Championship just finished now would be the best time to talk about an injury named because of how common it is with those that play Golf, “golfer’s elbow”. Golfer’s elbow is characterised … Continued