Can Physiotherapists Perform Diagnostic Ultrasounds?
Diagnostic ultrasound is a safe and highly effective imaging modality, capable of providing clinically relevant information about many parts of the body in a quick cost-effective fashion. But with so many qualified professionals in the world of physiotherapy and...
How Long Before I See Results From Pilates
Pilates is an ever-increasing popular form of exercise due to the wide range of health benefits it provides. And because you can start pilates at any level of fitness, be a complete beginner or an exercise fanatic, it’s a brilliant, multi-beneficial exercise that...
Can I Have a Pregnancy Massage at 38 Weeks?
Massage therapy during pregnancy can reduce anxiety, relieve muscular aches and joint pain, and above all improve the labour experience, and newborn health. That said, is a massage still allowed past the 38-week mark, despite the fact that the babies due date is...
5 Ways to Recover the Lymphatic System Faster During Long COVID
Since the COVID outbreak at the beginning of 2020, our clinic has had many enquiries from those experiencing long-term post-viral reactions after contracting the virus. Symptoms may include: Persistent and extreme fatigue Increased anxiety and depressive feelings...
The No-Diet Diet: Top 3 Tips For Creating a Healthy Lifestyle
All diets have an expiry date, and common diets aren't sustainable in the long term. But why? Diets are unstainable commonly due to being too restrictive, lacking variety, or being too complicated. This, in turn, can lead to behaviours such as binge eating becoming...
How to Create a Sustainable Exercise Routine
The term "sustainable" in the context of an exercise routine refers to the frequency, intensity, volume, and type of variables in your routine. When it comes to exercise, there are numerous roads you can take that will lead to difficulties such as developing a dislike...
Keep Fit Anywhere With 10 Simple Bodyweight Exercises
Exercise does not have to be complicated, and nor should it not be! With all of the various gimmicks, fads, and conflicting recommendations, it can be hard to know where to start. So, what are some simple exercises you can do at home? Strength exercises build your...
How Often Should You Have Acupuncture During Pregnancy?
Acupuncture is often thought of as a treatment for pain and is used to manage conditions such as tension headaches or chronic pain. It also can help with issues in pregnancy including back pain, neck pain &/or pelvic pain with other added benefits. But first,...
How Plantar Fasciitis Affects Movement and Function
Plantar Fasciitis is the inflammation of the band of tissue (plantar fascia) at the bottom of your foot that runs from your heel to your toes, causing pain on the bottom of the foot near the heel. This pain can often be worse when you take your first steps in the...
How the way we sit effects our back muscles
COVID-19 locked us all away in our homes, which has led to us changing our daily habits, particularly having to work from home! As many of us have spent more time sitting while on our laptops or watching TV, for example, this can be a major cause of back pain due to...
Why Physiotherapy is Important for Skiing Injuries
As winter slowly approaches, many of us will be heading back to the slopes for a skiing holiday, which has been a long time coming! For skiers and snowboarders, injuries are all too common, with knee injuries being the most common. This article explores how...
Exercises for Trapezius Muscle Relief
Pain or soreness of the trapezius muscle is a common complaint, as it is easy to cause muscle strain in this area. In this article we go over causes of trapezius muscle strain, as well as how to stretch your trapezius muscles to combat soreness and get you back to...
How often should you have a pregnancy massage?
From the moment a woman becomes pregnant, her body goes through a series of constant changes. From shifting pelvic bones, and a growing bump, to swollen ankles, and an overwhelming sense of smell. Each day her body does twice the work both inside and out. Considering...
5 Easy Exercises to do at Your Desk to Ease Aches and Pains
General aches and pains have become increasingly more common over the past 18 months due to a reduction of activity during the various lockdowns, and many people having to work from home in less than ideal, non-ergonomic environments. As many commutes have been...
How soon after giving birth can you do Pilates?
Pilates is a safe and comfortable way to introduce movement, improve posture and regain strength after having a baby. It focuses on improving the function and strength of the core muscles, which have been affected throughout your pregnancy and delivery of your baby. ...
Pilates for Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint in both GP and Physiotherapy clinics. Managing lower back pain can be tricky, but a growing body of evidence suggests that exercise-based rehabilitation under the supervision of a Physiotherapist is the most...
Adaptive Sports – Staying Active With Disabilities
Staying active with disabilities is essential to keep the body strong, flexible and mobile. However, people with disabilities have less access and opportunity to engage in sport, which reduces their overall physical and mental health. This article aims to shed light...
Managing Menopause with Women’s Health Physiotherapy
Menopause is a natural part of life for women, but can take its toll on the body. In this article we outline how women can manage the symptoms of menopause, both medically and through simple lifestyle changes. What Is Menopause? Menopause is a natural part of ageing...
What is Ultrasound Used For?
A diagnostic ultrasound scan is a useful tool medical professionals use to gain real-time images of the inside of our bodies. This allows us to move the affected joint or muscle to see how the damaged structure interacts with other structures. For example, as the...
Benefits of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Pelvic Physiotherapy is the rehabilitative treatment of all disorders & problems relating to pregnancy, the pelvis and pelvic floor. This encompasses problems from pregnancy related musculoskeletal problems, incontinence, pelvic girdle pain, and pelvic organ...
Pilates for Strong Legs
Pilates was originally developed by Joseph Pilates to help with the rehabilitation of injuries in the early 20th Century. These days, Pilates is a strength exercise with benefits including flexibility, posture, balance, and physiotherapy. It’s also a good option for...
What are the Key Principles of Pilates?
By Helen Everatt Evolved from the original method devised by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th Century, Pilates is a low-impact exercise that focuses on strength and stability. There are 6 key principles of Pilates that promise to deliver various health benefits to...
The Benefits Of Pilates On Our Bones
Most people are familiar with many of the benefits of Pilates and exercise, such as improving muscle strength and endurance, posture and flexibility. Perhaps not as well understood is the importance of regular physical activity in building and maintaining healthy...
The Answer To Long Lasting Health
By Helen Everatt, Mission Nutrition, Nutrition Coach and Fitness Instructor I work with clients to help them become a healthier, fitter version of themselves. Most clients come to me once they have exhausted fad diets, meal plans, shakes, smoothies, red days, syns and...
How Often Should I Get A Massage?
“How often should I get a massage” is a question we are asked often here at Katie Bell Physiotherapy and Wellness. The short answer would be as often as you like really. The long answer depends on many factors to include the type of massage you are having, your pain...
Fun Facts About Our Feet
As a Holistic Therapist I spend many hours treating clients with reflexology and still find it amazing how my wonderful clients benefit from this fantastic therapy and the results it can achieve... Our feet are probably the most used and unloved parts of our body....
Physio Vs Massage for Lower Back Pain
The use of physiotherapy vs massage for lower back pain is a common question that clients ask in our clinic, and often there is a bit of a grey area between the types of treatments available. Although both physio and massage have a place, there are reasons why we...
Quarantine & Pilates – A Story From Korea
At midday on 29 September, South Korea reported 38 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24-hour period. Since the pandemic began, the country (which has a population of 52 million) has registered a total of 23,699 cases and 407 deaths. A great deal has been said...
Acupuncture Training Course @ KB Physiotherapy & Wellness
This weekend, as part of our focus on internal professional development, as well as supporting other regulated healthcare professionals in the region, Katie Bell Physiotherapy & Wellness will host an Acupuncture Foundation Course. Breeze Academy Acupuncture...
The Benefits Of A Relaxation Massage
What is massage? Massage is normally a whole or part body treatment with the therapist using their hands to perform pressure, stroking, kneading and rubbing movements to the skin. There are various types of massage that one can experience depending on the reason why...