Health Matters Blog
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When to Seek Fertility Advice: A Guide for Individuals and Couples
When Should I Talk to Someone About My Fertility? When and how to access expert advice, either as an individual or as a couple can…
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6 Key Tips for Rehabilitation following an ACL Reconstruction
Prehabilitation Your rehabilitation from ACL reconstruction should start before the actual surgery itself! Following injuring your ACL you will have reduced mobility, strength and control…
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Dr Beverly Adams, Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
Dr Beverley Adams has almost 25 years’ experience in Gynaecology and Obstetrics. She graduated from Queen’s University of Belfast in 1997 and was awarded Fellowship…
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The Weak and Painful Shoulder Rotator. Rotator Cuff tears – What are they and what does it mean?
What is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff consists of 4 muscles: the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. They attach from your shoulder blade…
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Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) leading up to the big event
What is Shin splints? Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) more commonly known as shin splints is diffuse pain experienced on the inside of your tibia…
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Tennis elbow and Golfers elbow; what is it and how can I treat it?
What is it? Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) and golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis) are terms used to describe pain originating from the tendons at the elbow.…
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Keeping active whilst having an immobilised upper limb
Following an upper limb injury or procedure, one of the biggest complaints that we get from patients is the inability to be able to perform…
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Reducing injury risk during the CrossFit open
As the 2024 Crossfit Open gets underway it is normal for an influx of overuse injuries to present in to clinic with a history of…
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Osgood Schlatter Disease
What is it? Osgood Schlatter Disease (OSD) is a common anterior knee complaint mainly in overactive adolescents between the age of 10 and 15. Those…
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Reducing injury risk whilst on the slopes
Introduction The winter skiing and snowboarding season may be starting to come to an end however we are continuing to see a number of injuries…
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Why do I keep rolling my ankle?
What is a lateral ankle sprain? On the outside of your ankle you have ligaments called the Anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL), Calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) and…
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Achilles Tendinopathy – Doing too much too soon after doing too little for too long
Often when the New Year comes around there are a number of ‘improvements’ people implement in to their lives. This may be a healthy eating…
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Plantar Fasciitis
What is it? Plantar fasciitis is a common foot condition that causes heel pain and pain on the sole of the foot. It is inflammation…
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Tennis Elbow
What Is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow is pain or irritation on the outside bone of your elbow joint which can be caused by overuse of…
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Frozen Shoulder
What is it? Frozen shoulder or in medical terms “adhesive capsulitis” is a very common condition. It normally occurs in people aged 40-60 and is…
