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About Fat Loss & Nutrition from Putney Personal Trainer – Daniel Wellard Physio4Life Personal Trainer and Sports Nutritionist, Daniel Wellard, talks about Fat Loss and Nutrition at our…

Somehow managed to complete the Marathon. Sam, you’re an absolute gen…ius! Other than a slight ache at the start, didn’t have any problems with the knee. The first…

“Preparing as a 40-year-old to run my first marathon in 20 …years, I limped into Faye Burge’s treatment room 17 days ahead of the big event with two…

“I just wanted thank Faye for her brilliant work in getting me ready for the Paris marathon, which I ran yesterday. I first came in to see Faye…

        One of our Senior Physiotherapists, Faye Burge, recently attended the Joanne Elphinston Movement Systems course in December 2013. She was drawn to this assessment…

Suffering from Shoulder Pain? Physio4Life can help you! Quite often caused by a sporting injury or can be something that you wake up with for no reason, or…

For many of us the run into Xmas involved shopping, eating, drinking and lots of partying. Mince pies, mulled wine, chocolates, nuts, cakes, turkeys stuffing roast potatoes ....

With the dream of summer long gone and the heating turned up to the maximum, the winter months can be anything but filled with good cheer – especially…

While most of us are fighting the January blues, the biting cold and the overwhelming urge to curl up in front of a warm fire, the professional rugby…

Let's discuss why men should consideradding Pilates to their fitness routine: Look behind the scenes of some of the most successful male athletes and you’ll find a number...

“I was into the last 5 weeks of my training for my first marathon when I could no longer ignore the pain & weakness in my leg. I…

“I saw Jimmy after a sudden onset of lower back pain that was stopping me sleeping at night. We reviewed my posture and sleeping position and he gave…

Jimmy was very detailed in his approach to understanding the exact problems I was having with my neck and back. He listened when I told him about the…

“This time last year I was receiving treatment from Mark Saunders for a chronic Achilles injury; the result of years of over running without any strength exercises, stretching and a belief…

Portland, Oregon: home of the world’s biggest sports brand – Nike. And since 2011 the base for Olympic and world champion Mo Farah. But what is it about…

Now that professional cycling has wiped its hands of Lance Armstrong and drug cocktails, the role of sports science has never been more important to Le Tour. As…

We’ve learnt a lot from ancient civilizations, but their flimsy footwear certainly doesn’t do our bodies any favours. In Greek mythology Achilles was a warrior, athlete and all-round…

You wouldn’t expect to straighten your teeth with braces from the supermarket: so why align your body using products from the local sports shop? We all know that getting…

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It’s not about winning, it’s about being fit to take part: How you could be getting you to the start line in better shape for this year’s London Marathon

I cannot recommend the Bootcamps enough! I hate exercising but the small groups and fat loss updates really motivated me.

I have just completed back to back Fat Loss Boot camps with Daniel, losing 6.3% body fat,

Why are the rotator cuff muscles important to your shoulder? And how can you look after them? Did you know that 10% of the population will develop shoulder pain…

Of the relatively small number of mammals who perspire as a mechanism to lose heat, humans are by far and away the sweatiest! Horses, donkeys, camels and baboons…

The history of hydration advice for athletes Hydration advice for athletes has changed dramatically over the last 100 years: “Don’t get into the habit of eating or drinking…

Welcome to Physio4Life for ‘Physiotherapy West Wimbledon’. We provide home physio in West Wimbledon and our clinic in Putney is just a short commute away. Our skilled West Wimbledon physiotherapists…

Award Winning Sports Physiotherapists London Making the right decision; Find a sports Physio who can help “I just wanted to thank you for dealing with my ankle so…

Welcome to Physio4Life for ‘Physio Putney’. We provide home physio in Putney SW15 and our clinic in Putney is just a short commute away. Our skilled Putney physiotherapists…

The Achilles Tendon SymptomsThe Achilles tendon is a strong tendon that is formed from the Gastrocnemius Muscle (the large bulky muscle of the calf) and the Soleus Muscle…

The Patella Tendon   The patella tendon is tendon that is made up of the five quadriceps muscles of the front of the thigh; it starts from above…

The Shoulder a)     “Compression type” tendinopathy. The shoulder needs to have a large range of movement to enable the functional requirements of normal life, as well as the added…

           INJURY TITLE T4 Syndrome     INJURY OVERVIEW A name given to a vague combination of symptoms that can vary a lot.  Commonly…

           INJURY TITLE Thoracic disc prolapse   INJURY OVERVIEW This is injury to the cartilage disc in between the bones in the middle of…

             INJURY TITLE Thoracic joint and muscle pain     INJURY OVERVIEW Irregularities, movement dysfunction of the joints, ribs and discs in the…

               INJURY TITLE   Bennets Fracture     GENERAL INFORMATION A very common injury among cyclists, gymnasts and anyone that routinely takes…

                  INJURY TITLE Boxers Fracture or Fractured Metacarple       GENERAL INFORMATION Fracture of one or more of the…

             INJURY TITLE Colles Fracture     GENERAL INFORMATION The two long bones in the forearm are called the radius and ulna.  During…

           INJURY TITLE Dequervins Syndrom   INJURY OVERVIEW This is very common repetitive use injury affecting many people from golfers, to racket sport players,…

           INJURY TITLE Dupytren’s Contracture   INJURY OVERVIEW Dupytren’s contracture is a fixed positional change of the hand where the fingers bend towards the…

           INJURY TITLE Scaphoid fracture   INJURY OVERVIEW Very common fracture of the hand.  Usually caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand.  The…

           INJURY TITLE Meralgia Parasthetica ‘Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh’   INJURY OVERVIEW Meralgia paraesthetica is a neurological (nerve) condition that causes an…

             INJURY TITLE Skiers Thumb     INJURY OVERVIEW An injury to the ligament on the inside of your thumb joint.  Known as…

INJURY TITLE Nerve entrapment pain in the hamstring area INJURIES AT PHYSIO 4 LIFE Our highly trained physiotherapists have years of experience in diagnosing and treating a wide...

           INJURY TITLE Quadriceps Contusion ‘Cork Thigh’   INJURY OVERVIEW Very common injury in all contact sports.  Usually follows a direct blow to the…

           INJURY TITLE Rotator Cuff Tendonopathy   INJURY OVERVIEW A very common cause of shoulder pain.  The tendons attaching the muscles to the arm…

             INJURY TITLE Sternoclavicular joint ‘SCJt’     INJURY OVERVIEW This is the joint where the collar bone attaches to the upper centre…

             INJURY TITLE Acromioclavicular joint injury ‘ACJ’     INJURY OVERVIEW An injury classically suffered after falling directly onto the shoulder.  Typically seen…

           TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Tear)   INJURY OVERVIEW The TFCC lies in the wrist.  If you turn your hand palm down its on the…

               INJURY TITLE Ankylosing spondylitis ‘AS’       GENERAL INFORMATION This is a systemic based inflammatory condition that affects the skeleton. …

           INJURY TITLE Ligament Injuries   INJURY OVERVIEW Ligaments are the policemen of a joint.  They restrict unwanted movement.  They are commonly injured in…

           INJURY TITLE Patellofemoral Dysfunction   INJURY OVERVIEW One of the most common conditions seen in physiotherapy clinics.  There has been a significant debate…

           INJURY TITLE Posterior Cruciate Ligament injury ‘PCL’   INJURY OVERVIEW Commonly injured from a direct blow to the shin or when the leg…

           INJURY TITLE Brachial Plexus Injury   INJURY OVERVIEW The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand. These nerves innervate…

           INJURY TITLE Illio-tibial Band Syndrome  ‘Runners knee’   INJURY OVERVIEW Pain on the outside of the thigh to the knee from a tightening…

           INJURY TITLE Rheumatoid Arthritis   INJURY OVERVIEW An inflammatory arthritis that can have many causes – including systemic ones.   INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION…

           INJURY TITLE Posterior Lateral Corner ‘PLC’ injuries to the knee.   INJURY OVERVIEW Problems with the structures at the back and outside of…

             INJURY TITLE Non Specific Low Back Pain     GENERAL INFORMATION Low back pain can come with many different symptoms and can…

         INJURY TITLE Tendinopathy   INJURY OVERVIEW Tendon is a very strong type of collogen-based tissue that generally attaches muscle to bone.  Because of the…

           INJURY TITLE Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Injuries   INJURY OVERVIEW The TMJ is known as the jaw.  Trauma to the jaw can cause fracture…

           INJURY TITLE Vertebrobasillar Insufficiency   INJURY OVERVIEW Vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) refers to a temporary set of symptoms due to decreased blood flow in the…

          INJURY TITLE Gluteus medina tendonopathy     INJURY OVERVIEW Pain in the buttock area and just above the hip bone.  Can be aggravated…

             INJURY TITLE Greater trochanteric bursitis     INJURY OVERVIEW Pain on the outside of the hip, that can be tender to touch. …

           INJURY TITLE Shoulder Impingement   INJURY OVERVIEW Shoulder impingement is a very common problem that affects people from all walks of life.  Often,…

         INJURY TITLE Hip Impingement   INJURY OVERVIEW This is an injury where the outer cartilage lip of the hip joint can get pinched between…

           INJURY TITLE Iliopsoas Bursitis   INJURY OVERVIEW     INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION A bursa is a fluid sac that aids friction free movement…

           INJURY TITLE ACL strain/tear   INJURY OVERVIEW The most common cause of absence from sport or recreation, ACL injuries are typically seen in…

           INJURY TITLE Labral Tear   INJURY OVERVIEW A tear in the cartilage that houses the hip joint.   INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION Usually from…

             INJURY TITLE Adhesive capsulitis   Frozen shoulder     INJURY OVERVIEW Frozen shoulder is a fairly common condition affecting the shoulder.  However,…

             INJURY TITLE Acute Groin Strain     INJURY OVERVIEW A number of muscles are at work local to the groin area.  The…

           INJURY TITLE Fat Pad Impingement   INJURY OVERVIEW The fat pad is a prominent piece of tissue at the front of the knee…

           INJURY TITLE Lumbar Disc Prolapse   INJURY OVERVIEW This is an injury that routinely occurs at the 4th and 5th lumbar levels and…

           INJURY TITLE Pateller Tendinopathy (Jumpers Knee)   INJURY OVERVIEW Very common in people returning to sport form a long break, a change in…

           INJURY TITLE Hamstring Strains   INJURY OVERVIEW Frequently common in any sport that requires sprinting, hamstring strains continue to be one of the…

           INJURY TITLE Slap Lesion  (labrum injury)   INJURY OVERVIEW Injury to the cartilage of the actual shoulder joint.   INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION The…

           INJURY TITLE OA / Osteoarthritis / Wear and Tear   INJURY OVERVIEW Very common condition that is associated with age and considered to…

           INJURY TITLE Headaches   INJURY OVERVIEW Probably the most common complaint among all aches and pains.   INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION The main types...

           INJURY TITLE Meniscal Injuries   INJURY OVERVIEW A tear I the cartilage rings inside the knee joint.  The ends of the thighbone sit…

           INJURY TITLE MCL strain/tear  (Medial Collateral Ligament)   INJURY OVERVIEW This usually occurs due to a stress from the outside of the knee…

           INJURY TITLE Bakers Cyst   INJURY OVERVIEW A chronic gathering of fluid that is pushed to the back of the knee secondary to…

             INJURY TITLE Snapping ‘clicky’ Hip     GENERAL INFORMATION A condition where a snapping sensation is felt when the hip joint is…

           INJURY TITLE LCL strain/tear (lateral collateral ligament)   INJURY OVERVIEW This is an jury occurring to the ligament on the outside of the…

           INJURY TITLE Pre-Patellar Bursitis   INJURY OVERVIEW Inflammation of one of the fluid sacs on the front of the knee.   INJURY IN-DEPTH…

           INJURY TITLE Muscle injury/ tear   INJURY OVERVIEW Despite being very resilient, sometimes muscles can tear.  This is because the strain placed on…

           INJURY TITLE Achilles Tendon Rupture   INJURY OVERVIEW Usually occurs when playing racquet sports to people between 30 and 40 years old.  …

           INJURY TITLE Ankle Impingement   INJURY OVERVIEW Often thought to be responsible for the ongoing pain after an ankle sprain.  It can occur…

               INJURY TITLE 5th Metatarsal fracture Avulsion Fracture following an ankle sprain.       GENERAL INFORMATION   The most common type…

             INJURY TITLE   Lateral ankle sprain   INJURY OVERVIEW   Very common injury in all sports and all walks of life.  Can…

             INJURY TITLE Medial ankle sprain (on the inside of the ankle)     INJURY OVERVIEW Less common than the lateral ankle sprain…

               INJURY TITLE Morons neuroma       GENERAL INFORMATION A Morton’s neuroma is a condition that usually results in pain arising…