With the start of the football season and returning to play after a summer off, it is inevitable that people pick up injuries before the season really gets going. From chatting to patients it seems fairly common to either neglect a warm up completely or at most to do a few static stretches while [...]
Chronic or persistent pain affects many of the patients we see. It can be difficult to understand why we feel like there is something wrong when there is no obvious "cause". This 5 minute video is an excellent way to understand the brains role in how we perceive chronic pain, and more importantly, what you [...]
Congratulations to Emily, who has just completed her Masters in Sport and Exercise Medicine
We have just added a brand new Wattbike to the gym at the Aylesbury clinic...The Wattbike is a state of the art indoor bike that was developed with British Cycling.The Wattbike is able to replicate riding on the road or track with the use of both a magnetic and air braking system. These variations enable you [...]
We all know that with the start of a new year many of us are keen to return to running, or take it up as a new year's resolution. This can bring various foot and ankle injuries which should not be ignored. Have a look at The London Foot and Ankle clinic website with some [...]
These days adolescents play an awful lot of sport and generally are extremely active. This may leave them venerable to childhood growth disorders. Below we have outlined one very common problem; Sever's disease. For further advice please contact us at EPM. What is Sever's Disease? Sever's disease is a common cause of heel pain in [...]
Within cutting edge musculoskeletal and sports medicine dynamic ultrasound scanning is being used to aid diagnosis and guide treatment and rehabilitation. By scanning patients with muscle, ligament and tendon (MRI, is still the best scan for joints and the spine) problems the clinician can use this information to diagnose the level of injury, objectively follow [...]
Calling all those runners, whether you have just started out or training for the London Marathon we have created a video to keep you moving.
