Here are just some of the many great things we love about the Pilates Reformer: The spring loaded system provides resistance to get your muscles working hard, which gives you the feedback you need to connect your mind with your body. The enormous choice of movement options and different positions … Continued
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What is overactive bladder?
Overactive bladder is a common medical condition where the bladder muscle contracts too often or spontaneously. This means you could experience a sudden and frequent need to go to the toilet, during the day and night. It can sometimes be difficult to control this urge and may result in some … Continued
The APPI Long COVID rehabilitation programme
We’re delighted to be launching one of the first tailored, structured and research-based Long COVID programmes available in the UK Physiotherapy sector. At APPI we pride ourselves on being on the forefront of ‘movement medicine’ – and as such see the enormous benefit we can provide to people suffering from … Continued
How to start or get better at running
One of our Physiotherapists Alex Parford is also a Running Coach – in this blog we’ve asked Alex to share his running tips with you. Is running right for you? What’s the best way to start running? How do you avoid injuries? How do you become a better runner? How do … Continued
Here’s how Sports Therapy provides sport-specific injury recovery
We all know the benefits of Physiotherapy and personal training – whether to help us reach fitness goals, or after experiencing an injury or that niggle that’s lingered too long. Do you know how a Sports Therapist can help you? Sports Therapists mainly focus on injury recovery. They’re highly trained … Continued
The story of our rebrand
So the story about the APPI rebrand. The truth is we wanted to make sure the ‘downtime’ during Covid-19 was used properly. It has been the perfect time to take a step back from the day-to-day running of APPI and to reevaluate what the community means to us. It’s been … Continued
Strength and Conditioning for Runners
Like with most activities,running as a sport puts extra load and stress on the body that it needs to be able to manage. For runners, the load placed on the lower limbs is between 2.5 – 3 times bodyweight. The average male weighs approx 80kg x 2.5 (Load) = 200kg. … Continued
Beginners Run Club
Running remains one of the worlds most popular forms of exercises arguably due to is accessibility. All you need it a good pair if running shoes and the determination to step outside and put one foot in front of the other. As a physiotherapist with years of experience treating running … Continued
Running Injuries: Knee
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) What is it? PFPS is a term used to describe pain on the anterior aspect of your knee. It is most commonly present due a muscular imbalance throughout the leg. What are the symptoms of PFPS? PFPS pain is on the anterior aspect of the knee … Continued
Pilates to keep your spine happy whilst working from home
Is working from home turning you into a couch potato? Starting to get a few more grumbles from the mid and lower back whilst working from your kitchen table? I certainly am. With the current times ensuring that we #stayhomestaysafe a lot of us have to recreate at makeshift office … Continued