Practitioner pressing another person’s lower back and hip while they lie on their side on a grey table

Physiotherapy advice from our clinicians

Straight answers to the questions patients ask us most, on pain and injury, living with a long term condition, getting the most out of treatment, and staying active in the sport you love.

Man in white cap rests golf club across his shoulders on sunny grassy course

Five exercises for golfers, from a physiotherapist who plays

Five simple movements that address the restrictions we find most often in golfers, covering hip strength, middle back rotation and the posture you need at address.

Golf club poised to strike ball on tee on green practice mat with player's legs and white shoes visible

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

Why your golf set-up limits your swing, and what physiotherapy can change

Bicycle wheel mounted on a gray indoor trainer on a textured mat with a beige couch in background

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

Training through the winter without losing your cycling season

Black open-patella knee brace with Velcro straps on bare leg

Pain and injury explained · 5 min

Do I need a knee brace? When bracing helps, and when it does not

Healthcare worker demonstrates spinal model to patient across wooden reception desk

Getting the most from physiotherapy · 5 min

NHS or private physiotherapy: how to decide

Older man on blue exercise ball extends arm with green dumbbell while clinician supports him

Living with a long term condition · 5 min

Exercise and Parkinson's: what the evidence actually supports

Therapist assists patient with bent leg stretch on treatment table in bright room

Pain and injury explained · 5 min

How long does sciatica actually take to settle?

Practitioner pressing another person’s lower back and hip while they lie on their side on a grey table

Pain and injury explained · 4 min

Do I need a scan for my back pain?

Hands inserting a thin metal needle into an older person's shoulder near the collarbone

Getting the most from physiotherapy · 3 min

Acupuncture and dry needling: what is the difference?

Cyclist in red jersey riding a black road bike on a blue indoor trainer in a living room

Sport, activity and performance · 3 min

The cycling injuries we see most, and how bike set-up causes them

Hands typing on a compact black keyboard beside a silver laptop elevated on an aluminum stand at a wooden desk

Pain and injury explained · 3 min

Setting up a laptop at home so your neck stops hurting