Acupuncture and Dry Needling Written by: Gabrielle Jackson and Faye Appleby What is it? Acupuncture and dry needling are treatments that involve inserting short, thin, filiform needles through the skin at specific points on the body. The points selected are based on achieving the desired results of each individual, both styles [...]
Running Written by: Andy McCrea Elite’s Running Analysis During the pandemic two major trends have affected our day to day work at Elite. Firstly, an increase in neck and back pain from poor postures when working at home and secondly, the upsurge of running injuries as people find alternatives to [...]
Force Plate Technology Thanks to VALD Performance we are soon to be set-up with our new force plates in clinic. Nick from VALD came to give the physiotherapist's a full training session on the benefits and uses of the force plates. As stated by VALD 'ForceDecks' dual plates allows quick and easy assessment of [...]
Congratulations! We are celebrating the fantastic news of our Clinical Director Andy McCrea passing his PG Cert Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography qualification. Andy has followed in the footsteps of his fellow director and colleague Paul Thawley. We are now lucky enough to have both Paul and Andy offering diagnostic ultrasound services at Elite Physical [...]
Matwork Pilates Written by: Nicola Kennedy Description Pilates is a low impact alternative for body conditioning. It was originally developed in the early 20thCentury by Joseph Pilates. Joseph was born in Germany in 1880 and suffered with rickets, asthma, and rheumatic fever as a child. He had always aspired to be [...]
Strength and Conditioning Written by: Tom Stainer Strength and conditioning has shown to reduce sports injuries by a third, and overuse injuries by 50%. Comparatively, stretching reduces risk of injury by 4%. Alongside monitoring training load, strength and conditioning has the greatest effect on injury prevention. So what is Strength and [...]
Manual Therapy and Soft Tissue Techniques Written by: Faye Appleby 17 February 2021 Description Manual therapy is a treatment option and service we offer at Elite Physical Medicine, it is defined as ‘skilled hand movements intended to improve tissue extensibility’. The aim of the treatment is to increase any lost [...]
Managing The Adolescent Athlete Written by: Faye Appleby, Edited by: Andy McCrea 8th February 2021 Today, Paul and Andy, our Clinical Directors, have been showing off their virtual webinar skills (loosely!) for Ashfold school, parents and teaching staff. Both Paul and Andy have a wealth of knowledge and [...]
Has your surgery been delayed or cancelled due to COVID-19? Written by: Andy McCrea and Gabrielle Jackson The past 12 months has seen a huge stress on healthcare systems and in this most recent lockdown many non-essential and orthopaedic services are being delayed or cancelled. Specialist physiotherapists, consultants, doctors [...]
Muscle Strength Testing Written by: Gabrielle Jackson, Edited by: Faye Appleby 29th January 2021 At Elite Physical Medicine, a crucial part of your treatment plan, usually involves regular muscle testing. Muscle testing is where the physiotherapist uses objective markers to measure the muscle strength of a patient. Testing muscle strength [...]
