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It is well documented that exercise in pregnancy has many benefits. It can help reduce rates of gestational diabetes, improve duration of labour, reduce weight gain in pregnancy, improve mood, improve sleep quality and help you adapt to your ever-changing body. A strong and active pregnancy will also help prepare you for life with a baby which inevitably involves lots of carrying, lifting and rocking, all of which can be tough on someone who has not just carried a baby for nine months and given birth.

What is a Women's Health specialist and how are they different from a ‘normal’ physiotherapist? Here we answer the most common questions.

During a Women’s health physiotherapy assessment or prior to a pessary fitting we may work together with your GP or one of our Specialist Menopause GP’s in clinic, to consider the benefits of using local vaginal oestrogen, particularly for women that are peri or post-menopausal. Find out more about what it is, how it works and what symptoms it can help with.

Menopause is an experience that unites women of all backgrounds and lifestyles, with symptoms ranging wildly from the severe to the manageable - and everything in between. Chinese medicine views menopause as one of the “great gates of life” and is an effective treatment for managing both perimenopause and menopausal symptoms. And with more and more women turning to alternative therapies and medicines to overcome the symptoms associated with menopause, this article looks specifically at Chinese medicine and some of the most common therapies being employed by women around the world.

People often ask us the difference between osteopath and physiotherapist as there’s lots of potential overlap! Here is our detailed answer on this topic.

Shin splints is a common overuse injury typically found in runners but can occur in any sport with repetitive and standardised loading through the lower limb. Contrary to its name, its does not involve the actual shin splinting, it is a presence of inflammation on the surface of the shin bone (tibia). Its medical name is medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) because it is usually found on the inside of the bottom third of your shin bone.

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, and 1 in 8 men in the UK are affected by it. If you are a trans woman or are non-binary assigned male at birth, you will also need to be aware of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer can be cured if caught in the early stages.

If you think of preparation for labour as a recipe, as Women’s Health therapists we would like to add some ingredients. Good preparation is key and we hope the following advice will help with your prenatal care. We’ve also added a couple of tips for birth and beyond.

Shockwave therapy has undergone somewhat of a boom in recent years, and is proving to be a valuable tool in beating certain conditions. Tendon related issues are greatly impacted and benefited by using shockwave - conditions typically labelled or well known as include ‘Tennis Elbow’, ‘Runners or Jumpers Knee’ and ‘Achilles Tendonitis’ to name a few.

Here at the White Hart Clinic, we have seen an increasing number of patients presenting with neck pain. The neck is the bridge between our head and our body, connecting the head directly with the torso. It is made up of seven cervical vertebrae (C1-C7) and multiple soft tissue structures that are responsible for movement, breathing, speaking, swallowing, protecting the spinal cord and transmits nervous signals from the brain to the rest of our body.

Here we explain how nail surgery may help when treating painful and persistent ingrown toenails.

ACL reconstruction is a very common surgery to repair a ruptured ACL.