Having a “career break” from sport is not uncommon. I’ve done it myself. An early exit from playing cricket every Saturday afternoon in my early 20’s was forced upon due to a job with a professional football club. And as much as it’s hard to step aside, it’s actually harder to get going again when … Read more
Some food for thought after the Christmas ‘over-indulge’. Here’s the thing. Adding just one extra stone and carrying that around with you, adds to your risk of suffering early arthritis by 25%. If you’ve ever heard your knees click, your back crack or your ankles clunk, that’s likely to be the sound caused by two … Read more
“What’s the biggest, nastiest, ugliest and most painful problem that you’re likely to come across as a result of being inactive”. That’s the question I ask many of my patients. And it’s a great motivator you can ‘pinch’ from me to encourage you to think carefully about maintaining an active lifestyle. Works perfect if your … Read more
And so the storm is over. Now begins what the majority of the people I’ve spoken to in my physio clinic these last few weeks describe as, “the best few days of the Christmas period”. The time when you can relax, forget about the cooking, ignore the shops and most definitely indulge in the excess … Read more
Most Sunday morning footballers over the age of 30 are desperate to find it. And it’s even more so at this time of the year with the prospect of what lye’s ahead. For many – to find the easiest way to make the biggest difference to the inevitable consequence of going a week or two … Read more
Email sent to 10,000+ of Paul’s Email List Subscribers and Patients… Uh-Oh!… A few subscriber questions to answer from THAT email I sent out last week about “dodgy” knees. (If you missed it you can see what all the fuss was about when you click here) The first and final questions are really interesting: === … Read more
Published in the Northern Echo Regional Newspaper (Feel Great For Sport Column) on Saturday 14th December 2013. Watch this space over the next few weeks as lists get drawn up and grow rapidly. Soon, there will be an unwanted list on the wall of every managers office that will need some serious attention and will … Read more
If you’re struggling to put your finger on it, to discover the reason why it keeps happening almost every year, at this time of year, then chances are you’re not alone. The phenomenon that knee joints appear to get stiffer, ache more, clunk more and even swell more when the temperatures drop is one that … Read more
