Monthly Archives: November 2016

Christmas Survival Guide

By Lynne Midwinter, Chartered Physiotherapist

 

How do you manage to do all the shopping, cook the turkey and survive the in-laws without injuring yourself in the process?

 

The run up to Christmas is fraught with difficulties – presents to buy, decorations to hang, cards to write and a million and one things to organise.  Then over the holiday period most of us eat too much and then slouch in front of the television to watch the James Bond film for the 10th time!  All of this can cause strains and sprains in even the fittest of us and often at Physio & Therapies we treat a number of people between Christmas and New Year with injuries caused by Christmas activities, or more often, inactivity!

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Rear-ended recently? Don’t let it become a pain in the neck!

Driver Suffering From Whiplash After Traffic Collision

Whiplash has been in the media recently and is a term used to describe a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways.  It is common in road traffic accidents but may also be caused by sports injuries, falls or assaults. Most cases of whiplash injury occur as the result of rear-end vehicle collisions at speeds of less than 14 miles per hour.

 

Common symptoms of whiplash include:

  • neck pain and stiffness
  • tenderness over the neck muscles
  • reduced and painful neck movements
  • headaches

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