With the promise of warmer, drier days to come, cycling enthusiasts like us are looking forward to getting out on the bike again. Cycling is great for our physical and mental health, but like any form of exercise, there is a risk of injury. In this blog we take a look at common cycling leg…
Cycling is a great form of exercise that is beneficial for both your physical fitness and your mental health. However, calf muscles work hard during a bike ride and they can be susceptible to injury if you don’t have a thorough warm-up routine or you push yourself too hard and too fast without first building…
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that is the result of a loss of cartilage in the joints, often due to age-related wear and tear. The condition can cause severe pain and loss of mobility as it develops, although in its early stages the symptoms are milder and more manageable.
Storm Eunice and Storm Dudley may have blown themselves out but winter’s not done with us just yet. As lovely as it is to see the yellow of the daffodils just starting to appear, the final few weeks of winter and early spring can bring freezing temperatures, wet weather and storms. For patients with chronic…
Almost a year to the day since I wrote about what a strange year it had been due to Covid-19, I find myself expressing almost the same sentiments in 2021. Yet again, we have seen a year of upheavals and disruptions and yet again all of us who work in healthcare have found ourselves dealing…
If you are suffering from a debilitating condition like arthritis, a hip or knee replacement can be life-changing. This type of surgery can help you to regain your mobility and quality of life, enabling you to resume many of the activities you used to enjoy before pain and stiffness prevented you. As orthopaedic surgeons, we…
The impacts of lockdown are being felt in many different ways but one of these is in weight gain among certain sectors of the population. If you are due to undergo joint replacement surgery this could have a detrimental impact on the outcomes of your surgery.
If you suffer from a debilitating condition like arthritis you don’t need us to tell you that it can have a significant impact on your mental health.
As we find ourselves once more in lockdown it’s important to do whatever we can to stay healthy and well, both physically and mentally. As orthopaedic surgeons, our particular concern is people’s orthopaedic (bone and muscular) health. The fact that we are spending more time at home, with limited opportunities for exercising and the possibility…
It is natural at the end of the year to want to look back and reflect on the last 12 months and, no doubt like all of you, we find ourselves reflecting on what a strange year it has been. Alongside the many personal challenges, we have collectively faced difficulties across the whole of healthcare,…
