Helping older people stay active at home A simple set of exercises designed especially for older people to help everyone stay active at home.

Back Pain- Tips

Your back is stronger than you may think Most people worldwide will experience back pain during their lifetime. It can be disabling and worrying but it is very common and rarely dangerous. The spine is a strong, stable structure and not easily damaged so in most instances it is a simple sprain or strain. In […]

Keeping Active

Use it or lose it, so the saying goes. Your body changes as you grow older and it’s vital to keep active if you want to stay healthy and independent. Otherwise, much of what you enjoy – perhaps gardening, playing golf or simply getting out and about – becomes that much harder. Physiotherapy can help […]

Top tips to prevent falls

Bones tend to become thinner and weaker as we grow older, particularly in women following the menopause. In older age we are also at risk of developing osteoporosis, a condition that causes the bones to break more easily. So it’s important to avoid trips and falls that can result in a fracture, and to keep […]

Early coordinated rehabilitation in acute phase after hip fracture – a model of increased patient participation

About 70–75,000 hip fractures (proximal femoral fractures) occur annually in the UK. Hip fracture is the commonest reason for admission to an orthopaedic ward, and is usually a ‘fragility’ fracture  caused by a fall affecting an older person with osteoporosis or osteopaenia (a lesser degree of bone reduction and weakness due to the same process […]