Medical Causes of Falls

Holly Bluck

As Physiotherapists who specialise in falls prevention, we look at all factors that may increase someone’s risk of falling. Details of how physical changes to your strength and balance can have an impact on your mobility can be found here. In this post we will look at other medical issues that can contribute to your […]

The painful story – part 2

How do our bodies sense pain? Pain is currently being redefined as by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) (https://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/NewsDetail.aspx?ItemNumber=9218) The Proposed New Definition of Pain: An aversive sensory and emotional experience typically caused by, or resembling that caused by, actual or potential tissue injury. Proposed Accompanying Notes Section: Pain is always […]