Are you keen to try yoga, but not sure how to get started? Or maybe you’re coming back from an injury and not sure if you can safely return to your usual yoga class? Or are you finding yourself stuck with a few key poses in class and want to work out how to master that…
On Wednesday 8th March – we had the great pleasure of welcoming Tish Monahan from She Science, a specialty sports bra store in Kew, to Thompsons Road Physiotherapy. Tish kindly presented to a group of our clients for a free women’s health lecture on breasts, bras and biomechanics. It was the first in a three-part series we…
(PAST EVENT) “Is your bra holding you up or letting you down?” Thompsons Road Physiotherapy is pleased to present a free women’s health information night. With special guest Tish Monahan from She Science, the evening will explore why good support is essential for good health. We will cover: what makes up a good bra how…
It is well understood that maintaining a healthy weight is important for both physical health, and internal physiological health. Weight gain can limit physical function, is related to musculoskeletal pain, and increases risk of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer to name a few. And we know also that it is important…
At Thompsons Road Physiotherapy we have a special interest in treating people with vestibular problems. These include symptoms of vertigo (a sense that you are moving or the environment is moving, usually spinning or swaying), nausea and a sense of imbalance. Most people have very little idea of how the vestibular system works. The vestibular…
Being a relatively ‘young’ profession in comparison to Physiotherapy, I find that patients are always asking me “What is Myotherapy?” Simply put, Clinical Myotherapy is a branch of manual medicine, which focuses on the effective treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain (any pain/dysfunction of the muscles and associated joints). Picture your Myotherapist as your ‘muscle…
