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What is Sports therapy?
Chris Gibson - Sports Therapist Chris Gibson has joined Optimal Physio recently to work out of our Newton Mearns and Largs Clinics. Chris is the first Sports Therapist to join our team and we thought it would worth letting Chris introduce exactly what a sports...
Golf: The Most Dangerous Sport?
Spring has sprung and with the Masters just around the corner the golf season is starting to reach full swing. The PGA may not look like it has much in common with professional rugby - but you may be surprised to learn that golfers are actually injured more often than...
RUN: Better, Faster, Longer, Stonger
Why running injuries occur and how to reduce the likelihood of them occurring? Do you dream of being that runner where every step of every mile is 100% pain free? No aches, no twinges or niggles, no lingering soreness from yesterday’s session. Well, you are not alone;...
Common mistakes in managing Achilles Tendinopathy
Achilles tendinopathy is really just pain that has been present for months. It's more complex then that from a pathology perspective but treatment does not need to be complicated. Tendinopathy is more common than OA. In the US 26million have OA and 35 million have had...
Reduce injuries in football by up to 39% with this injury prevention warm up routine
Injury prevention starts in Pre-Season! July can only mean one thing for football (soccer) players - the dreaded pre-season! Fortunately for recreational, sub elite and elite level players gone are the days of running until you vomit, sand dunes and 2000 crunches!...
What is Patellofemoral Pain?
Management of Patellofemoral pain What is Patellofemoral Pain? Patellofemoral Pain or PFP has been defined as pain around or behind the patella (knee-cap) with pain on palpation or compression of the patella without any other signs of knee pathology (Brushoj et al...
What is Paediatric Physiotherapy?
Since I started working at Optimal Physio many people have asked me, what makes paediatric physiotherapy different? and why is the treatment of children considered a speciality? The answer put quite simply; Children are NOT just little adults! Paediatric...
How does Sports Massage Help?
Sports Massage is used the world over but athletes and exercise enthusiasts but why? Do you want to supplement your training?, boost your recovery? and minimise your chances of injury while enhancing your performance? Sports massage fans make many of these claims but...
How To Use Nutrition To Recover From Injury
Nutrition for Injury? Nutrition is only for weight loss and professional athletes, right? Wrong. Nutrition is important for regular exercisers too, and is a key ingredient in the recipe for recovery and health. When we exercise, we place good stress upon the body to...
Low Back Pain: Separating the facts from the fiction
Research is challenging widespread beliefs commonly held about low back pain. As Chartered Physiotherapists at Optimal Physio, we keep up to date with research to ensure we provide you with the best possible advice and information to help you recover. Low Back Pain is...
What is an injury?
Recently I had the pleasure of presenting to North Ayrshire Athletics club about injuries and more specifically injury prevention. In an engaging session, I was able to increase their awareness of injuries, recovery and prevention with some simple advice. By knowing...
Local Physio wins East Renfrewshire’s Best Business Award
Date: June 2016 For immediate Release Optimal Physio wins East Renfrewshire's Best Business Award (10 employees or less) Newton Mearns based Optimal Physio has just won a very prestigious award for East Renfrewshires Best Business with 10 employees or less at the...
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