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Music a role in pain managment

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  • January 31, 2010
For many years music has been widely incorporated in relaxation programmes as a means to help people de-stress and access a more relaxed state. However, its widespead use in the management of pain is less well established. Nevertheless extensive rese...

NASA Generating Good Vibrations

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  • January 25, 2010
Zero gravity environments as experienced by astronauts do not come without their risks. Exposure to zero gravity can rapidly cause reductions in bone density and muscle mass. This is a significant challenge and has lead to innovative research by NAS...

Physio4motion Launches New Web Site

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  • January 24, 2010

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Physiotherapy Search

The following list shows the current recent trends in Physiotherapy relating to Physiotherapy.

Physio4motion is a Cardiff Physiotherapist. These words are provided to show common trends and problems arising we deal with daily.

Muscular Pain

Muscular Pain (Myalgia - medical term for muscular pain)

Pain is the most common symptom reported with musculoskeletal conditions and the most common cause of injury is typically from overuse or overstretching of a muscle group. Muscular pain related to increased muscular activity is a common experience for many people accounting for 85% of human pain complaints. However, other conditions can falsely present as muscular pain e.g. infections cause muscle aches and pains.

Joint Pain Relief

The original term came from the Greek arthralgia (literal translation: joint pain) is a symptom of injury, infection, illness or secondary to an allergic reaction. Joint pain and restricted movement are frequently reported with musculoskeletal conditions. This common condition may result from several known causes which range from a direct trauma or can result from underlying conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Richards Story - Calf Pain (2010)

Having picked up a niggle in what I thought was my upper calf I made arrangements to see Leon urgently....being a current International over 800m, time is important.Leon fitted me in very quickly and wasted no time in seeing to my problem. He quickly...

Tracey's Story - Hip Pain (2010)

My name is Tracey, I am a 46 year old female, who has been involved in sport in one form or another all my life.  For 18 years I practiced Karate, training virtually everyday, fighting at the highest level of competition.  When I retired I did  a ...

Iwan's Story - Ankle Pain (2010)

"I sprained my ankle playing rugby at the start of the year. Three months later and I was still having difficulties running, as well as swelling around the injured area. I decided to go see Leon. I had two sessions with him and the problem has now be...

Chelseys Story - Back Pain (2010)

I was introduced to Leon, via the Golf Union of Wales as i am a Welsh International. I was experiencing a lower back injury that i needed to sort out quickly. Leon developed a range of exercises as well as physiotherapy to ease the pain. Leon's profe...

Niall's Story - Calf Pain (2010)

"I tore my calf while running 5 months before i was due to enter the Paris Marathon. It was imperative that i returned to full fitness as soon as possible so as to continue with my training, so i sought out a high quality local physio. It was clear t...

Aimee's Story - Ankle pain (2009)

I fractured the talus bone in my ankle in 2006 in a snowboarding accident. I recieved physio in New Zealand but was still struggling with pain and stiffness on a regular basis. I decided to do the Edinburgh marathon in 2009 so contacted Leon to help ...

Joanne’s Story - Hamstring Injury (2010)

Having pulled a hamstring playing football and being unable to walk without severe pain, a twenty-minute session with Leon cured the pain! After identifying the problem he was extremely informative about what the problem was and provided me with acti...