by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Apr 22, 2013 | Health Tips
Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to...
by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Mar 12, 2013 | Health Tips
Exercise may reduce the chances of obesity, which is becoming more common in children. It may also reduce the risk of diabetes, a disease that can be associated with a lack of exercise and poor eating habits. Exercise also helps children build social skills and...
by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Dec 13, 2012 | Health Tips
The Christmas holiday period is typically extremely busy and can also be extremely indulgent with everyone gorging themselves on a sumptuous Christmas pudding or wine and enjoying plenty of holiday hospitality with family and friends. In short, health and fitness is...
by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Nov 15, 2012 | Health Tips
Growing pains are common among children. As many as one in five children experience some degree of this real, but quite harmless muscular pain during early year. Growing pains are most prominent between the ages of three to five and eight to eleven. The most common...
by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Oct 12, 2012 | Health Tips
Many people come to see us after they have suffered an injury, and we are happy to help them; but many of these injuries could have been prevented if they had come before they had the injury. A great part of the physiotherapy treatment protocol has to do with injury...
by watsoniaphysiotherapy | Oct 8, 2012 | Health Tips
Osteoarthritis (OA) or degenerative joint disease affects a large number of the population and can be well managed by maintenance physiotherapy and a prescribed exercise program. Although it is the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is just one of...
