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How to recognize Morton’s Foot and what to do about it

You may seen plenty of people who have feet in which the second toe is longer than the big toe. This is sometimes referred to as Morton’s syndrome foot ( named after Dr Dudley J Morton in the 1930s and is in fact fairly common. So what causes this and how can it be treated [...]

Disability: Adapt or die trying

Disability:   Adapt or die trying

After the shock of being diagnosed with a rare and largely unknown disease or indeed any debilitating disease, it is of great concern to me that there is such a variety of initial reactions to the bad news.
Some are shocked into silence, others into outbursts of questions, tears are [...]

Impingement Syndrome - Don’t Suffer In Silence

Shoulder injuries like Impingement Syndrome are unbelievably common.  Also known as  swimmers shoulder or throwers shoulder it can be very painful and is not to be laughed at.  I know because  a few months ago I injured my shoulder.  It was easily done, I was trying to lift something that was too heavy and felt [...]

Shoulder Exercises Can Be The Road To A Quick Recovery Even When They’re The Last Thing On Your Mind

Earlier this year I tore my rotator cuff.  I enjoy being active and found this particular injury unbelievably frustrating.  Okay, I shouldn’t have lifted the desk without some help but I’m fairly impatient and have done things like this loads of time before without any problem.
I felt a pop in my shoulder and that was [...]

My Rotator Cuff Tear And How I Fixed It!

Being an older dad with young kids I try hard to keep myself active and in shape so that I can keep up with the kids as they get older.  I also enjoy a game of golf, a good walk ruined as they say.  I’m not a great player as I never get to play [...]