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Self care
What is actually worth doing at home, and what is a waste of your time. Practical answers to the questions we field most often between appointments.
8 articles
3 min readIce Bath Benefits: What the Evidence Actually Shows
The cold plunge is the loudest recovery trend of the decade. The research says it does work, just not for everything, and at a price most influencers forget to mention.
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3 min readVitamin D Deficiency and Body Aches: The Link Worth Checking
One of the sunniest countries on earth has some of the lowest vitamin D levels ever measured. When aches are everywhere and nowhere, this is the blood test worth asking about.
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3 min readDo Massage Guns Actually Work? A Physiotherapist's Honest Take
They are loud, satisfying and suddenly everywhere. Here is what the research actually supports, what is marketing, and the situations where you should not use one at all.
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4 min readThe Best Sleeping Position for Your Back, Neck, Hip and Shoulder
You spend a third of your life in one position. If pain is waking you or greeting you at dawn, the fix is usually two pillows placed correctly, not a new mattress.
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4 min readSore Two Days After Exercise: What DOMS Is and Is Not
The workout felt fine. The next morning was fine. Then day two arrived and the stairs became a negotiation. That delay is the signature of DOMS, and it is telling you something useful.
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4 min readNight Leg Cramps: Why Your Calf Seizes at 3 AM
Few pains are as dramatic per second as a calf locking solid in the middle of the night. Here is what is actually happening, how to end one quickly, and what genuinely reduces them.
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4 min readShould You Stretch Before Exercise?
Almost everyone was taught to touch their toes before sport. The evidence has moved a long way since then, and what replaced it takes about the same amount of time.
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3 min readHeat or Ice? A Simple Guide to Getting It Right
The most common question we get asked, and the honest answer is less rigid than most advice suggests. Here is a practical rule for choosing, and the safety points that matter more than the choice itself.
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