What causes shin splints? Shin splints are one of the most frequently occurring and common running injuries and there can be a number of reasons why you may be experiencing them. As a beginner, not warming up thoroughly before or suddenly increasing the level of high impact activities that you undertake is often the culprit. […]

The Met office’s long-range weather forecast says we are in for a long overdue sunny summer with hotter than usual temperatures over the next three months. Amazing news! …Until the realisation dawns that having perhaps neglected the fitness regime over the colder winter months means you are a way little off how you had hoped […]

Here at The Physiotherapy Partners, we have a lot of experience treating horse riders, whether it is working to improve posture and balance or in a remedial capacity. If horse riding is your passion, you are no doubt well aware that picking up injuries is very common. It’s not just the riding and the potential […]

The Physiotherapy Partners have many years experience in the treatment of of sporting injuries and a have a practise in both Kidderminster and Halesowen. Golf is a sport that many people enjoy. On the face of it, it doesn’t appear all that rigorous but yet injuries do happen and in fact affect a large proportion […]

The expert team of physiotherapists here at The Physiotherapy Partners are able to clinically diagnose and treat many conditions, including injuries picked up through winter sports. Channel 4’s recent season of “The Jump” once again saw celebrities take on some of the most challenging and dangerous winter sports including skiing; which is still the most […]

Q: I promised myself I’d start exercising in January to shed those Christmas pounds, but the weather’s been so horrible that I haven’t really had the chance to get outside. How can I exercise without having to brave the cold and rain?  – Lucy, Worcestershire