Cold Winter Months In these cold winter mornings are you struggling to get out of bed? Yes everyone is! But is it because you are in pain for the first few minutes of walking – pain in your heel/foot? Plantar fasciitis affects many of us and one of the main symptoms is pain with those […] Read More
Category Archives: General Health
Myofascial Release/Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Release
Specialist Massage Therapy At Kensington Physio we offer a special type of massage technique known as IASTM (instrument assisted soft tissue release) also known as the ‘Graston Technique’. This is a soft tissue therapy which physios may use for the treatment of muscle tightness, immobility and pain. It involves the use of a metal […] Read More
Sleep well: Avoid the Smart Phone
Getting a Good Nights Sleep There is a growing body of evidence that the light emitted from electronic devices can be harmful to our health as it affects our circadian rhythms. The blue light tricks our bodies into thinking it’s still daylight and therefore delays or prevents us drifting off to sleep. The effect is […] Read More
Ice therapy: Are you Game Ready?
Ice therapy We as physios are often asked whether to apply heat or ice to an injury. Generally heat causes things to expand, swell and inflame. So in the treatment of acute soft tissue or joint injuries & for active/chronic swelling, ice therapy tends to be very effective. Problems associated with swelling • The presence […] Read More
Steroid Injections
Steroid Injections We as physios often refer our patients who are in a great deal of pain, or not are not improving, on to the orthopaedic and sports physicians for a second option. If scanning reveals a tendinopathy, bursitis or inflamed region, a steroid injection is one of the tools available to help to settle […] Read More
It’s nearly – Ski Time!
20 Oct
Want to get “Ski Fit”? Before we know it will be that time of the year again, SKI TIME! Our Physiotherapists at Kensington Physio and Sports Medicine see multiple injuries from the slopes, of which some can be prevented with professional advice and exercise. Many people work hard for months and then pack up and […] Read More