If you have knee pain and are considering an arthroscopic debridement or ‘clean out’ of the knee then read on. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that the operation provides no greater benefit than physical therapy alone. This follows a Cochrane Review on the effectiveness of the procedure […]
Rehabilitation
Sciatica: Study finds no advantage to surgery after 2 years.
A Dutch study into the long term outcomes of surgical intervention for patients suffering from Sciatica, has found there is no difference after 2 years between those that have surgery and those that manage their symptoms with more conservative means. In both groups 1 in 5 had a re-occurrence of their symptoms by the 2 […]
New testimonial from Injury Rehab, St John’s Wood.
I recommend Paul and Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) to anyone who suffers from problematic weakness in their muscular system. While I was very happy with the exercise Doug (my trainer) was using to strengthen my core, together we felt I wasn’t progressing as quickly as expected. Using MAT Paul identifies and treats the muscles that […]
Why your hamstrings are tight and why stretching won’t change that
In this post we take a look at why your hamstrings are tight and a different way to think about the problem. I remember speaking to a well known physiotherapist some years ago regarding a client of mine whose hamstrings were the tightest of any man alive (and probably tighter than a few that were […]
Why do my muscles cramp?
Muscle cramp is an involuntary contraction of a muscle. It can be agonising and unexpected, but it usually occurs either during or following bouts of unaccustomed activity. No doubt you will have read many theories as to why this may be including dehydration, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and electrolyte imbalance. There is little evidence to […]