Tim was the guest speaker on a Scottish Podcast called Different Not Broken. This podcast highlights that people may be disabled, but that does not mean they are broken, instead they are simply different. We all face challenges and we are here to share how we handle ours. I highlight the benefits of exercise […]
The Hiking Physio, Tim Liggat shares a few motivational words in his latest Youtube video about exercise and mental health while hiking a munro called Glas Maol in the Scottish Highlands. Lockdown Lows Maintaining your mental health during the National Lockdown has been difficult – more isolation, more challenges at work and more stress at […]
Do you wake up with a stiff back but you don’t have any pain? Have you tried stretches on the bed but you’ve still got stiffness and tightness in the back? This easy standing routine takes about 3 minutes and is a great way of loosening the back and getting you ready for your day. […]
Imagine the scenario: You wake up, you’re suddenly in pain and need help now. Perhaps you leaned over to pick something up and you fall to the floor from the amount of back pain you experience (check out our other blog post about back pain). Perhaps you have had a dull ache but the pain […]
Thanks to our newly quarantined and less active lifestyle, complaints of tightness around the neck and shoulders, pain and headaches are on the rise. Adjusting to this new work-from-home life is taking a toll on our bodies. Many families have never had so many people at home and wanting to use devices at one time. […]
Have you ever struggled to set up an ipad for an online pilates class? If you’ve ever tried to set up an ipad for an online pilates class then you probably know how difficult it can be to get exactly the correct angle so that your camera is pointing at your body instead of the […]
Are you in Pain? Then check out what we’re offering virtually: Coronavirus may have stopped all face to face treatment and all of our group Pilates classes but we have spent the last three weeks researching, planning, trialing, improving and rearranging so that we can offer you a fully functioning Virtual Clinic, which includes Virtual […]
Rehab gym Lisburn ready for your sports injury We have some very exciting news about our Lisburn based physio clinic, advance physiotherapy & sports injury clinic. Our brand new rehab gym is now open and ready to use!!!! It’s been a long time in the making. The walls have been drilled back to the bricks. […]
Your beauty problems solved We are holding a VIP Tropic skincare experience to help raise money for our charity of the month ANIMAL CONNEXIONS. You’ll be able to try some of their latest best selling skincare products, get a facial and get expert advice from the Tropic skincare ambassador. ANIMAL CONNEXIONS is a local Northern […]
Ever heard of RICE for acute sports injuries? Well DO NOT use RICE. Recent evidence (Vuurberg et al 2018) has shown that using only one of the components of Rice (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) for an acute lateral ankle sprain does not have any significant positive effect on pain, swelling and function. Recommendations from […]
