Physio Effect

19/11/2025

HOW IS DRY NEEDLING BELIEVED TO WORK
Dry needling is based on the theory that when trigger points develop in the soft tissues, they lead to neuromuscular dysfunction, which results in pain, decreased function and increased stress on the surrounding soft tissue structures. Trigger points are ‘hyper irritable’ areas in in soft tissue structures such as fascia and muscle and dry needling is used to elicit a twitch response to release the trigger point and restore normal function to the tissue.
Studies have shown that needling deactivates the trigger point and facilitates the muscle to relax and lengthen, alleviating the original problem area as well as the secondary, referred pain area. It is believed to stimulate the body to produce its own pain relieving chemicals which help block pathways that relay pain messages from the body to the brain, resulting in relief of pain, general relaxation and biochemical restoration of the body. The improved biochemical balance stimulates the body’s natural healing abilities, reduces inflammation, and promotes physical and emotional well-being. Localised increases in circulation around the needle is also believed to support tissue healing.
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17/10/2025

15/10/2025

Early Postpartum Tips for Pelvic Floor

🙂 Pelvic Floor Exercises
Throughout the day try to practice a few pelvic floor muscle contractions. You may find it easier to do it lying down or in sitting. You should be able to feel a gentle lift of the pelvic floor without your pelvis tilting and without your legs or bum muscles working hard. You should also be able to feel it relaxing. Try for some longer contractions and some short, fast ones too.

🤱 Gentle Exercise
In the first days postpartum, take it easy. No matter how your baby was born, the body goes through a lot to bring your little one into the world. You might feel like you can do more exercise wise, but do you really need to? Give your body time to rest and recover and gradually build in your exercises.

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13/10/2025

We want to congratulate Maureen and Kaley for both completing their first Ultra races at the weekend at the Aberfoyle Trail Running Festival. Maureen did the 32-mile race and Kaley the 39-mile race. Well done, and does this mean the Ultra bug has bit you both?! 😜

13/10/2025

Over the weekend, Mariam & Jenny, our pelvic health physios, attended the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecology Physiotherapy (POGP) conference, which was held in Edinburgh this year. Lots of learning and connecting from other expert physiotherapists in this field!

07/10/2025

We are delighted for Jenny who got a PB in the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon last Sunday 🏃🏽‍♀️🏅 We know a few of you also ran over the weekend and achieved your goals whether it was your own PBs or your first race postpartum. Congratulations from us all at Physio Effect!

03/10/2025

Great Scottish Run🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️👟

We want to wish all our friends and clients taking part in the The Great Scottish Run 10k/Half Marathon on Sunday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 especially oor Jenny, who is running the Half Marathon 🙌 Hopefully that's Storm Amy well and truly past!

25/09/2025

An afternoon well spent for the team today for some learning, revising and CPD 📖🤓

23/09/2025

This is a public service announcement 📣😎

Please extend a warm welcome to the newest member of the Physio Effect Team, Shane 🙌 🥳

Shane is a Physiotherapist and will have availability for physio appointments on Mondays & Saturdays starting on 29th September.

You can book in to see him through our website via the link tree 🌳 on our bio 👤 or check out our stories for a direct link to Shane's online booking diary.

22/09/2025

A big shout out to all who completed the Highland Fling Ultramarathon at the weekend! In particular, Lynn, Chris, John, and Gary, who are coached by Jonny and all successfully completed 🥳🎉🎊 You guys all did great and have the race experience now to look forward to building on for next year. Jonny says he is very proud of you all and looks forward to a journey with you into your races and projects next year.

We also want to congratulate everyone who ran in the Salomon Skyline races and the Pilgrims Ultra. A couple of podiums for our clients Michelle, in the Salomon Trail Marathon (1st place 🥇) and Katherine (3rd place🥉) in the Pilgrim Ultra.

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19/09/2025

The Red Carpet of dreams!!! We want to wish everyone doing the Highland Fling 53 mile Ultramarathon tomorrow, the very best of luck! A special race for husband and wife team Jonny and Mariam, who have both stepped foot on that special finishers red carpet. A memorable moment for those lucky enough to experience it. We want to especially wish Jonny's coached athletes towing the start line in the morning. You have all trained well, so just go and enjoy it! 🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️⛰️🏞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

17/09/2025

😁Self help strategies to help manage back pain:

1- Keep moving
2- Establish routine & be proactive not reactive, think 2-3 minutes activity every hour rather than a 30 minute blast at the end of the day.
3- Accept responsibility & seek guidance. It is your body and your back and you need to find a way forward, nobody can do it for you.
4- Exercise for fun, exercise should be enjoyable and a way to relax your mind as well as your body.
5- Manage stress.
6- Be patient. You won’t change things overnight and chances are you will have many peaks and troughs in your recovery.


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