I am writing a series of articles on self-diagnosis. Hopefully it will help all those injured types who don’t want visit the Physio. Or even if you do take expert advice it might help you engage with the process of rehab. Anyhoo – the latest one is on the resources page or CLICK THIS

So. Jeopardy over. Raised over £1000 pounds and my back is better. How about time? Can I do sub 1hour 50 seconds?

With 48 hours to go I thought now would be as good a time as any to inject a bit of jeopardy into proceedings, namely: I have a bad back and am a bit lop-sided so running is going to be tricky when walking is hard enough. Will I/won’t I get to good health in…

Yesterday me and Sam spent some time testing and measuring returning squad members for injury which yielded some interesting findings. Notably that some of them were injured but not completely aware. It allows us to moderate coaching accordingly and suggest rehab options. Also started collecting data on scapula alignment – looks like it will prove…

Everything went well today. Really pleased. Managed to coerce 14 friends (and some passers by) to donate money to my charity of choice by offering an abseil and what a tremendous day it turned out to be. Many thanks everyone

I am now on holiday for 2 weeks. For appointments please ring Physio Impulse or GP Care directly. I will be back in the saddle on the 13th August. Toodle-oo

I had an intern a  couple of months ago and we managed to spend a bit of time filming some exercise videos to help out those who might not remember everything I tell them in the session. Have a look and see what you think. All linked to You Tube

Looking forward to introducing the new physio to the practice next week. She is set to take over from me at the Fishponds clinic and the clinic at Weston-super-mare and will be covering Absolute Health on Thursdays. She is called Nicole Jones and she has a wealth of experience as well as an MSc in…

So, despite managing 22 miles (in total) last week I was enjoying a pleasant weekend jog – aiming for 12 miles again when my knee ‘went’ at 6 miles. If I had to say I would say damaged lateral horn of meniscus – bruising most likely but given the sudden onset it does suggest maybe…