At Personal Best we have a team of physio's and remedial massage therapists with different skills, experience and interest areas. We recognise each other's strengths and work together to get the best results for our patients. Sometimes your physio may recommend remedial massage as part of your treatment plan so I thought it may be [...]
2022 is an exciting year for us at Personal Best with Emma Caccianiga joining our team! Emma is an experienced Remedial Massage Therapist and is offering appointments on both Tuesdays and Fridays, which means we can offer Remedial Massage to our patients every weekday. Emma is also filling in for Mary on the front desk [...]
One week ago, not long after recovering from a lower back strain, I was catapulted over the handlebars of my mountain bike and hit the ground hard on my left shoulder. Thankfully, I was able to dust myself off and continue riding, albeit at a more sensible pace. After a self-assessment that evening I was [...]
Slowly, slowly. I watched the mum with the large expectant belly rise from her seat in the waiting room. She held her breath while stepping from one foot to the next and tentatively waited each time for the sharp jolt she knew would come. I look on with empathy while recalling 11 years ago this [...]
I recently started jiu jitsu in the footsteps of my younger brother. It was a timely pursuit that I participated in right before he got too good and wanted to settle the score after all our sibling disputes in our early childhood (as competitive siblings with a two year age gap, it wasn’t always brotherly [...]
My recovery after a recent low back strain Last month I strained my lower back whilst performing deadlifts, one of the key exercises in my current strength program. As an experienced physiotherapist of 20 years, I treat patients with low back pain every day and it is one of my interest areas. Being on the [...]
Over the past 4 months I have had an experience which I want to share with you. As a relatively fit 45 year old male my regular exercise usually includes cycling, hiking, gardening and DIY projects around the home, and swimming during the warmer months. Over the past 2 to 3 years I have noticed [...]
Do you like running, but also walking your local trails or climbing a hill? Are you bored with “pounding the pavement” on your morning or afternoon run? Do you want to avoid hip, knee or achilles pain from your previous running efforts? If so, trail running could be for you! Before you don your runners [...]
Tendon problems are very common in physiotherapy – you might have heard of them as Rotator Cuff Tears, Gluteal Tendinopathy, Achilles Tendinitis or Tennis Elbow. All of these problems involve tendons that are either injured, swollen or sore, and in all cases these tendons are not working properly. Recovery from a sore or injured tendon [...]
How can remedial massage help with managing stress ? Stress can be physical, so tension resulting in pain in the muscle, or mental stress as a result as returning to work, Covid 19, Christmas, self doubt or returning to sport after an injury. Remedial Massage aims to relieve stress by releasing tension with a range [...]