Don’t allow the pandemic to delay your physio treatment and let an injury turn into something more serious! We would like to warn everyone about the dangers of a long-term health problem affecting the region, with waiting lists on the NHS at record lengths and GP surgeries under increasing pressure. Have you experienced NHS treatmentRead More…
We have a new full-time physiotherapist at the Paul Gough Physio Rooms in Darlington, Durham, Guisborough, and Hartlepool – and it’s a familiar face for us all! Shauny started here full-time at the start of April, but it was 12 years ago when she began her journey with us: back then she sat and watched as her mum wasRead More…
We’re going to share with you tips to wake up earlier, get a better quality sleep, and also how to find a week’s worth of spare time. Believe it or not, most people spend too much time in bed. And even more make the mistake of thinking that more time in bed equals more energyRead More…
If you are thinking about starting to exercise again, we’ve got some tips to help you ease yourself back into daily exercise the right way. In the Paul Gough Physio Rooms clinic recently, we have been busy treating some patients with physiotherapy that have rushed back into exercise now we’re heading into spring, and theyRead More…
We’re so happy to announce some extremely positive news – our team of physiotherapists and staff at Paul Gough Physio Rooms have received their first Covid-19 vaccination. As a business we have remained open throughout lockdown, and been busy treating a lot of people at our four clinics across the North-East (our four clinics are located in Hartlepool, Darlington,Read More…
Are you experiencing neck and shoulder pain and looking for tips to help loosen a stiff neck and stiff shoulders? Is your new lockdown or winter routine causing you neck or shoulder pain? Has your routine been turned upside down since we went into another UK lockdown? People are doing a lot of different thingsRead More…
It’s that time of year again. Everyone has started working on their New Year’s resolutions, and feeling more motivated than ever to hit their new goal for 2021. Everyone in the Paul Gough Physio Rooms is no exception – we’ve all been talking about the goals that we’ve set ourselves too, and what we’re going to do to stick to them. So many of our patients have been talking about their goals too. Despite us being in anotherRead More…
That’s a common question… Yet, whenever I get asked it, I nearly always suspect that the person it asking it me, doesn’t really want they answer to it. No, what I’m really being asked is this: “Is Physio even right for someone like me?”…. And to answer them both at the same time, I oftenRead More…
What actually is a bursitis? I have recently been seeing quite a few clients suffering from bursitis, but very few actually know what a bursitis is. Now to understand a little about bursitis and why people get it you first need to know exactly what a bursae is. A bursae is a fluidRead More…
The shoulder blade or scapula as we physio’s know it plays a very important part in the function of the shoulder joint. This flat triangular shaped bone has the ability to move in lots of different directions and ultimately allows your arm to move properly Now, to understand why the shoulder blade is important youRead More…