Entries by liam@woodsphysio.com

Stretching – Anatomical & Athletic Considerations

Stretching Stretching has long been a fundamental component of exercise, but should it be? What benefit does it hold and what is actually happening to the muscle tissue when stretching? Muscles Muscles are made of fibres (actin and myosin) and run in bundles and are positioned in line with the direction of contraction – i.e. […]

Foam Rolling – What’s It All About?

Foam Rolling  Should I Be Foam Rolling? This self-release treatment has been growing in popularity over the last few years. With increasing numbers of gyms offering of different rollers to customers. Our physiotherapists are all big fans of foam rolling and often encourage patients and athletes to regularly roll areas which are symptomatic or prone […]

The Stages Of Normal Tissue Healing

Normal Stages of Healing Understanding how an injury heals and the stages it progresses through allows our physiotherapists at K.M. Woods Physiotherapy  to accurately plan your treatment and rehabilitation to ensure the best outcome from an injury. The following is a brief overview of normal healing of soft tissue; muscles, ligaments, tendons.       […]

Do You Actually Have A “Bad Back”?

  In physiotherapy, one of the most curious trends we see is the amount of patients who report having a “bad” back. Often this issue is longstanding, over many years and even decades. What is even more curious, however, is that many of these patients presenting with a bad back have come to regard their […]