physiotherapy Archives - Ethos Health

Neck pain

6 October 2023

How common is neck pain? Research estimates between 25% and 70% of us will experience neck pain at some point in our lives, and 30-50% of us will experience it each year1. What is the impact of neck pain? The impact of neck pain varies, from a short period of low-grade pain, all the way…

What are soft tissue injuries?

21 February 2023

Think strains and sprains to our muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Common soft tissue injuries include hamstring tears, calf tears, and ankle sprains. Soft tissue injuries are extremely common, particularly now that the holiday period is over and people are returning to sport. As a result, appropriate management of these injuries is essential. Several acronyms over…

Meet James our new physiotherapist

16 February 2023

Describe your role in one sentence. I actually have two distinct roles: provide workplace teams with the skills and knowledge to reduce their risk of injury at work (Workplace Services), and helping individuals create the best environment for overcoming their injury and return to the activities they love (Clinical Physiotherapy). What’s the best part of…

Staff Profile Nick Hewitt, Physiotherapist

16 February 2023

Describe your role in one sentence. To help people return to work and leisure activities through improved mobility and/or strength. What’s the best part of being a physio? Helping people return to or advance in activities they are passionate about. What’s the worst part of being a physio? Sore thumbs! What do you enjoy outside…

Thoracic spine (middle back) mobility and pain

5 January 2023

The thoracic spine – or ‘middle back’ – is the forgotten middle sibling between the lower back (lumbar spine) and neck (cervical spine)! It’s not just forgotten when we discuss spinal pain, but also forgotten in the research. Back pain is common A 2009 study1 of over 34,000 people found over half had experienced back pain…

Hamstring Strain

29 September 2022

What are they? The hamstrings are a group of 3 muscles at the back of your thigh. A hamstring strain is when 1 or more of these muscles become injured, resulting in pain and loss of function. Hamstring strains can range from a simple over-stretching of the muscle (grade 1) up to a complete muscle…

Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease

21 June 2022

What is Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease? Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease is a common cause of knee pain in adolescents. Rather than a disease, it is technically a traction apophysitis. This occurs when there is inflammation where the tendon from the kneecap (patella) attaches onto the shin bone (tibia). This inflammation can result in pain at the front of the…

What is aerobic fitness and how do I test it?

29 March 2022

What exactly is aerobic fitness? Why is it important? How much is enough? How fit am I? What is aerobic fitness? By definition, ‘aerobic’ means ‘with oxygen’. Aerobic fitness (interchangeable with ‘cardio fitness’) is a measure of your body’s ability to take oxygen from the atmosphere and use it generate energy in your muscle cells.…

Staff profile Nick Mullen

11 February 2022

When and how did you start working for Ethos? I started working at Ethos at the start of this year (2022). I was at a stage in my career where I was looking for a new challenge and when the opportunity came up to join the team at Ethos I knew it would be a…