Achilles Tendinopathy – Diagnosis and treatment
By Ella Guest - Sports Injury Specialist A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Its…
What is Plantar fasciitis and how can it be treated?
By Kassia Portas, Sports Rehabilitation Therapist. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common orthopaedic complaints, caused by inflammation of…
ACE your Mental Health
By Penny Finnegan, Stress and Anxiety Therapist If you find this time of year has a negative impact on your…
What is Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome?
By Kassia Portas, Sports Injury Therapist Sacroilliac Joint (SIJ) Syndrome is an injury that affects the lower back. The SI…
What are Ankle Sprains?
By Megan Miller-Zutshi, Lead Physiotherapist. Ligaments are bands of strong fibrous tissue that attach bone to bone and help support…
Reaching your new year goals.
By Fleur Cradock - McTimoney Chiropractor New Year, new you and yet by the end of January we are back…
Why Does My Back Spasm?
By Fleur Cradock, Senior Mctimoney Chiropractor Why does my back spasm - What to do and how can we help?…
The Importance of Pre Season Training
By Nick Robilliard, Senior Physiotherapist With the upcoming season looming for many amateur athletes across the country, I thought I…
How to Increase Flexibility
By Kassia Portas, Sports Rehabilitation Therapist Efficient Flexibility Becoming strong and flexible is a hugely important part of reducing your…
What is Pregnancy Massage
By Gemma King, Senior Massage Therapist At the Thornbury Clinic, we can offer you pregnancy massage but what is it?…
Advice on Back pain in Children and Adolescence
By Megan Miller-Zutshi, Lead Physiotherapist Back Pain in Children and Adolescents For a long time back pain in children and…
Spring Clean Your Life
By Penny Finnegan, Hypnotherapist and Stress and Anxiety Therapist. In nature, Spring is a time of fresh new growth and…
Dealing with chronic low back pain
Erica Bonnici Mallia is a senior physiotherapist at The Thornbury Clinic, with a special interest in chronic back pain. Low…
What is Sciatica?
Guy Oldring is the clinical lead and heads up the team at The Thornbury Clinic. Sciatica is defined as pain…
Running: Tips to keep you on track
Robyn is a Sports Performance Analyst and Biokineticist at the Thornbury Clinic. Robyn has a degree in Biokinetics and specialises…
What is Osteopathy and how can it help me?
Alexandra is an experienced Osteopath at the Thornbury Clinic. Alex works in a holistic approach connecting all aspects of your…
How to alleviate stress & anxiety
Penny is a stress & anxiety therapist and hypnotherapist at the Thornbury Clinic. She has a passion for helping people…
Stress and how to manage it.
The stress response is one induced by our bodies to enable us to deal quickly with potentially threatening situations –…
How to train smart!
With the New Year round the corner, you might decide to challenge yourself with some healthy resolutions. Don’t let injury…
Top tips for working from home!
If, like many people across the country, you have returned to working from home following the recent Government update, or…
Solving a Headache!
Are you a headache sufferer? Headaches are common in the general population with a lifetime prevalence of 90%, and 50%…
Experiencing Hypnotherapy
Although I am a clinician myself, I had no prior experience of Clinical Hypnotherapy, so when I was asked to…
Easing Lockdown Anxiety
As we move into a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures continue to be relaxed, the thought…
Tips for Exercise Recovery
January has come and gone, and I hope your new year's resolutions haven’t gone too far out the window with…