Pilates or Yoga, which is better for me if I have back pain?
To work out whether Pilates or yoga is better for you, we need to outline what the differences between Pilates and yoga are. There are some similarities as Pilates is partly based on yoga, in addition to gymnastics and Pilates own input and apparatus. As a brief summary, Pilates involves learning to control the spine [...]
Home/Nursing Home Visits & stroke rehabilitation in Edinburgh
Sometimes it is necessary for physiotherapy to be provided in the home or nursing home and this is a service provided by e-physiotherapy. Lack of mobility is one of the main reasons for requiring a home visit and we can help with getting mobility back whether it is due to low back pain, a stroke, [...]
Asthma or Exercise Inducted Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)?
If you have difficulties breathing when exercising, you may have been diagnosed with asthma. There is a lesser known cause of breathing difficulties when exercising and it is called Exercise Inducted Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO). It used to be called Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion. The symptoms are only present with more intense exercise, near your maximum [...]
Hip replacement versus exercise and physiotherapy.
Hip replacement surgery is being offered to younger people with arthritic hips. However, there is an increased risk of revision surgery if you are younger the 55 years old when your hip is replaced. There is good research evidence that weight loss, exercise and physiotherapy can help reduce the need for surgery by controlling the [...]
How can physiotherapy help vocal problems? Dysphonia and laryngeal massage.
Singers, actors, public speakers, teachers and call centre staff often get problems with their voice. The need to frequently project their voice in noisy environments can cause dysfunction in the vocal cords themselves, the muscles of the larynx or the muscles around the larynx. This can result in a loss of voice projection/resonance, loss of [...]
Dizziness and physiotherapy
How do you know if your dizziness can be treated with physiotherapy? There is an App to help you work out if physiotherapy is appropriate for your dizziness. If you search in Google Play or Apple iTunes for Neck Dizziness Sue Reid, you can download the app and it will guide you. There are [...]