Winter Safety: Avoiding Slips and Falls Our Healthsure team share some advice to reduce the risk of slips and falls this winter. Up until now we’ve been quite fortunate with the UK weather this winter. However, the forecasted heavy snow and ice means that conditions will be much riskier for many people and it’s during [...]
TENNIS ELBOW EXPLAINED My physiotherapist told me I have tennis elbow but I don’t play tennis?! Unfortunately, you don’t need to be the next Andy Murray to be given a diagnosis of ‘tennis elbow’ (or ‘lateral epicondylitis’, to give it it’s Sunday name). This commonly presents as pain on the outside of the elbow, which [...]
Healthsure Group launch North-East clinic Healthsure Group has launched its newest physiotherapy and occupational health clinic this month in a prime city centre spot of Aberdeen, Scotland. Healthsure Group, who run successful clinics in the central belt of Scotland and were acclaimed ‘Best New Business’ in the 2017 Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards, have opened the [...]
Additional opening hours! Following popular demand, we are pleased to announce that we are extending our opening hours in the Coatbridge clinic, starting Saturday 10th March. Healthsure Physiotherapy in Coatbridge will now be open for business during the additional hours of 10am-2pm every Saturday. We hope these extended hours will offer greater flexibility and [...]
Cosmetic Acupuncture: better than Botox? You’ve seen the selfies of celebrities looking like a baby porcupine and have heard that it’s better than Botox, but what is cosmetic acupuncture all about? And more importantly, does it work?! Read our blog to find out more about this treatment. Following decades of rising demand for cosmetic surgery, [...]
Prepare for the London Marathon Marathon Training Nothing quite beats the adrenaline rush of a run. The way the world seems to flash by. The feel of the air rushing past you. The sounds of the city, countryside or, if you prefer to listen to music, your favourite track in your ears. Then there are [...]
Physiotherapy Helps Sports Injuries How Physiotherapy Can Help Sports related Shoulder Injuries With the warmer weather approaching, more and more people will be getting out of the house and playing sports, and at Healthsure this means we will start to see an ever growing number of sports-related injuries. When it comes to sports injuries, the shoulder is [...]
Choosing a Physio What to Look for in Your Physio Choosing a Physio can be a daunting task. You’re faced with a multitude of different options any time you hit the search button in your favourite search engine. We’d like to demystify the process a bit by giving you some key areas to focus on; [...]
Therapeutic Ultrasound How We Use Therapeutic Ultrasound Therapeutic ultrasound is a treatment option that has been prevalent in physiotherapy since the 1940s. We have the capability to apply therapeutic ultrasound in ALL of our Healthsure Physiotherapy clinics. What is it? Therapeutic Ultrasound is performed through use of an ultrasound probe, which is directly applied in contact [...]
Acupuncture at Healthsure Beating the Winter Blues with Acupuncture at Healthsure It’s that time of year again. The days are shorter and the weather is colder, which can have an effect on our mood, sleep patterns and energy levels. This is due to a combination your body recovering from the excesses of Christmas and New [...]
