Insights · Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy, honestly explained.
Long-form insights on common injuries, when to see a physiotherapist, and what actually works for recovery, written by the experts who deliver our physiotherapy service, built on Physix, established in Milton Keynes in 1998.
20 articles found
Physiotherapy
Rotator cuff and shoulder pain: what helps, and do you need surgery?
Why physiotherapy is now the first line of treatment for most rotator cuff pain, what the surgical evidence actually shows, and when a surgical opinion is warranted.
Ramasamy10 min readRead the article
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What to do straight after an injury: PEACE and LOVE, not RICE
Why advice has moved from RICE to PEACE and LOVE, what each step actually means in the first days and weeks, and the warning signs that need urgent care.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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How many physiotherapy sessions will I need?
Why there is no fixed number, what actually affects it, and how good physiotherapy aims for the fewest sessions needed to make you self-sufficient.
Ramasamy6 min readRead the article
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What to expect at your first physiotherapy appointment
The shape of a first appointment, conversation, examination and plan, plus what to wear, what to bring, and how to get the most from it.
Ramasamy6 min readRead the article
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Physio vs osteopath vs chiropractor: which do you need?
How physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic differ in emphasis, where each shines, and how to choose the right one for your problem.
Ramasamy7 min readRead the article
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Movement and gait analysis: how it improves rehabilitation
How objectively assessing the way you move, walk and run reveals the patterns driving pain, and makes rehabilitation targeted, not generic.
Ramasamy7 min readRead the article
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Achilles tendon rupture: recovery and rehabilitation
Recognising a rupture, the surgery-or-not decision, and the staged rehabilitation that largely determines the outcome.
Ramasamy9 min readRead the article
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Rehab after ACL reconstruction: the full journey
The staged journey after ACL reconstruction: early quadriceps reactivation, rebuilding strength and control, and criteria-based return to sport.
Ramasamy10 min readRead the article
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Surgeon-led foot and ankle physiotherapy
Why the foot and ankle reward specialist assessment, the conditions we rehabilitate, and the advantage of a surgical connection under one roof.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Do you need surgery, or can physiotherapy help?
A surgeon's honest view on when conservative care works, what the trials actually show, and when surgery is genuinely the right answer.
Ramasamy9 min readRead the article
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Diagnostic (musculoskeletal) ultrasound: how it speeds accurate diagnosis
How live imaging of tendons, muscles and joints during your appointment sharpens diagnosis and gets the right treatment started sooner.
Ramasamy7 min readRead the article
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Hamstring strain: recovery, rehab and preventing re-injury
Why hamstrings recur so often, the progressive strengthening and eccentric work that protects them, and how objective testing guides a safe return to sport.
Ramasamy9 min readRead the article
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Hip pain and gluteal tendinopathy: what actually helps
Why lateral hip pain is usually gluteal tendinopathy, why the LEAP trial changed the treatment picture, and where shockwave and diagnostic ultrasound fit.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Ankle sprain: recovery, rehab and getting back to sport
Why rest alone rarely fixes a sprained ankle, and the balance-and-strength rehab that restores it and prevents the repeat-sprain cycle.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Runner's knee (patellofemoral pain): causes and how to fix it
Why patellofemoral pain is usually an overload and control problem, and the hip and thigh strengthening that gets most runners back to running.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Sciatica: how to relieve it, and when to worry
What sciatica is, why staying active beats bed rest, what genuinely helps recovery, and the warning signs that mean you need urgent care.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Frozen shoulder: stages, treatment and recovery
The three stages of frozen shoulder, why aggressive stretching in the wrong phase makes things worse, and what genuinely shortens the timeline.
Ramasamy9 min readRead the article
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Tennis elbow: what it is, and how to treat it
A clear look at tennis elbow: why it happens, why cortisone injections rarely help long-term, and the loading programme that does.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Plantar fasciitis: why your heel hurts, and how to fix it
The evidence-led picture of plantar fasciitis: what it is, why load and strength matter more than stretching, and what a proper recovery looks like.
Ramasamy8 min readRead the article
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Achilles tendinopathy: what causes it, and how is it treated?
What Achilles tendinopathy actually is, why rest alone rarely fixes it, and the loading programme that gives you the best chance of a full recovery.
Ramasamy9 min readRead the article
