Tips for Kids: Back Health
weighed down with heavy school bags? hunched over a pile of homework? here are our top tips to keep your kids’ backs healthy this new term!
weighed down with heavy school bags? hunched over a pile of homework? here are our top tips to keep your kids’ backs healthy this new term!
Dave Saligari is travelling to Australia to further his studies in his specialist field of migrain and Headache Treatment.
6 Steps to get you across the finish line feeling STRONG this Marathon Season by Lucy Armstrong, Sports Therapist at Active Health It’s that time of the year again – Belfast Marathon time. Each year, I think about training and running the Marathon in its entirety...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by widespread pain throughout the body along with fatigue, memory problems, sleep and mood disorders.
Discover more about the sneaky little culprit known as Piriformis Syndrome! Have you ever experienced a mysterious pain in your buttocks that radiates down your leg? Well, you might be dealing with the not-so-friendly Piriformis Syndrome! Don't worry, though – our...
find out about Concussion
our Sports Therapist, Lucy Armstrong answers some questions about concussion:
What is concussion?
what are the symptoms of concussion?
how long does the athlete need to rest after concussion?
Knee Pain Knee pain comes in many forms with many different causes. While treatment for every person and condition will be different in each case, here are a few tips that may help to reduce knee pain throughout the day. 1. Choose supportive footwear One of the...
Osteoarthritis of the Knee What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that affects almost all the joints of the body. The knees are some of the most commonly affected joints, with many people experiencing at least a small degree...
What is it an MCL Tear? Do you know of someone with an MCL Tear? Find out more here about this knee injury... Your knee moves freely backwards and forwards; however, the thought of it moving from side to side probably makes you cringe. This is because the knee joint...