by Gerry O'Neill | Sunday, March 31, 2019 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
Your shoulder is the most mobile of your joints, but it can also be complex to treat. It connects to so many parts of the body that pain in the shoulder can often be linked to issues with your neck, upper back posture and stiffness in your middle back.When treating a...
by Gerry O'Neill | Monday, February 25, 2019 | Health and Lifestyle
If you think a trip to a Physiotherapist is something you only do when you have aches or pains, then you’re missing out on the skills of a physiotherapist to help you avoid these issues from becoming problems in the first place. At Petersfield Physiotherapy and Sports...
by Gerry O'Neill | Monday, October 15, 2018 | Health and Lifestyle
People often used to think of yoga as a middle class, mainly female pastime done in village halls and community centres. In fact the practice is an ancient one developed to train the mind and body of priests and warriors. In recent years, the value of yoga as a...
by Gerry O'Neill | Monday, October 15, 2018 | Sports Related
As one of the few Titleist trainers in Hampshire, Surrey and London, I enjoy the break from my more regular work of helping people with general stiffness and pains to focusing on local golfers and their golf swings. I must point out that although I love playing golf,...
by Gerry O'Neill | Saturday, August 11, 2018 | Sports Related
If you’re a runner, the only way to improve your performance and Personal Best is to run more; it’s obvious isn’t it? Well not necessarily. At Petersfield Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic I advise athlete clients to mix their training for the sake of variety,...
by Gerry O'Neill | Saturday, August 11, 2018 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
When I talk about physiotherapy and surgery, people immediately assume I’m talking about recovering from an operation, when what is really needed afterwards is rest followed by a very gentle reintroduction to exercise and activity. But for surgery on joints,...
by Gerry O'Neill | Saturday, July 28, 2018 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
You might expect hazards such as coughs, colds and falls to increase over the winter period, but the chances of suffering from whiplash injury is also higher as conditions get icy. We treat an increasing number of whiplash cases at Petersfield Physio’s Liss practice...
by Gerry O'Neill | Saturday, May 5, 2018 | Help with Muscle and Joint Pain
Frozen shoulder is characterised by a stiffness, chronic pain and limited range of movement in the shoulder. Sometimes we know there’s a problem and we get treatment, but all too often, we live with it, putting up with limited mobility and accepting that we can’t be...
by Gerry O'Neill | Friday, May 4, 2018 | Sports Related
Now we’re in the middle of the rugby Six Nations championship, I wonder how many young people will be inspired to have a go after school or to go down to their local rugby club for an open day? As it’s such a physical sport where injuries are easy to pick up, I...
by Gerry O'Neill | Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | Health and Lifestyle
Dry January is flying by (hurray) but as we head into Fun February our resolution to cut down on the booze will dry up too. So why stop now? It’s the same with exercise. We all make great promises to ourselves to start exercising or to increase our activity levels in...
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