by NorrisHealth | Sep 11, 2018 | blog
Sports & Soft Tissue Injuries Sports Injuries has been the textbook for which clinic director Dr Christopher Norris is best known within the therapy and exercise world. 2018 saw the release of the most recent edition of this renowned text, and in this blog, we...
by NorrisHealth | Jul 23, 2018 | blog
Many sports and soft tissue injuries (STI) result in inflammation, with the tissue feeling hot and painful and the body part being red and swollen. Although inflammation itself is an essential part of the healing processes of the body, sometimes the reaction can be...
by NorrisHealth | Feb 6, 2018 | blog, Uncategorised
History of shockwave therapy Shockwave therapy was used over 30 years ago, originally as an alternative to surgery for treating kidney stones and gallstones (lithotripsy). The shockwave breaks up the stone, so the calcium deposits are passed out in the urine. The...
by NorrisHealth | Jan 8, 2018 | blog
Massage is a very old technique and one which often occurs naturally to both humans and animals. When a child cries because they knocked their knee, we sometimes ‘rub it better’ and when a dog hurts his paw he often licks himself. Each of these actions can be seen as...
by NorrisHealth | Jul 31, 2017 | blog
We have seen (part 1: Hamstring injuries) that the structure and function of the hamstrings is used to guide the rehabilitation process. To be truly effective, Hamstring rehabilitation must be multifactorial, and a number of factors are important. Let’s begin by...
