Glasgow City Physiotherapy

20/03/2026

🚨 DEADLIFTS ARE DANGEROUS 🚨

…said someone who’s never actually learned how to lift properly.

“Don’t do deadlifts, they’ll ruin your back”
Meanwhile your back: designed to bend, load, and get stronger 🤝

Feeling your lower back during a deadlift?
Good. It’s working. That’s the point.

Your spine isn’t made of glass — it adapts to load when you train it properly.

What is dangerous?
❌ Avoiding movement
❌ Never building strength
❌ Panicking every time something feels “different”

What actually helps:
✔️ Gradual progression
✔️ Confidence under load

Stop fearing the movement — start respecting it.

10/03/2026

Running form isn’t as fixed as many people think.
Research shows that different running styles simply shift load to different areas of the body. Small changes — like increasing cadence — can redistribute forces through the legs, which is why it can be a really useful tool during injury rehab.
For newer runners, the evidence also suggests something simple: the more you run, the better you tend to get at it. Your body naturally adapts and refines your movement, often improving efficiency over time.
And one thing that’s often overlooked… fatigue changes everything. As you get tired, your running mechanics naturally shift, which can alter where stress is placed on the body.
Understanding this can help guide smarter rehab, training, and injury prevention. 🏃‍♂️

18/02/2026

Why do we love Bulgarian Split Squats?

So much bang for your buck.
✔️ Unilateral strength
✔️ Glute & quad development
✔️ Improved balance & control
✔️ Reduced side-to-side strength differences

They are brilliant in rehab, but equally valuable in strength programmes — especially for runners and field sport athletes who spend most of their time on one leg.

Master bodyweight first. Control the movement. Then load it up.

GCP ALWAYS GETTING BETTER

09/02/2026

Persistently stretching the hip flexors does not reliably lead to long-term symptom change for many runners.
During running — particularly at higher speeds — the hip flexors are exposed to high and repeated loads, playing a key role in swing phase control and limb repositioning. When tissue capacity does not match these demands, symptoms are often perceived as tightness rather than weakness.

In these cases, the sensation of tightness may reflect reduced load tolerance rather than shortened muscle length.

Interventions that focus solely on static stretching may provide short-term symptom relief, but do little to improve the muscle’s ability to meet the mechanical demands of faster running.

This post demonstrates hip flexor strengthening exercises designed to: • Increase load tolerance
• Improve force production through range
• Better prepare the hip flexors for the demands of speed work

Strengthening does not exclude mobility work, but when symptoms persist, progressive loading is often required to achieve lasting change.

26/01/2026

💆‍♂️ MASSAGE BLOCK BOOKING DEAL 💆‍♀️
Don’t let tight muscles, nagging injuries, or fatigue hold you back. At Glasgow City Physiotherapy, we help athletes and active people recover faster, feel better, and perform at their best.
Why book with us?
🎓 Expert therapists constantly upskilling
⭐ The most 5-star Google reviews in Glasgow for evidence-based physiotherapy
🏴 Trusted by Scotland’s top athletes
📍 Central Glasgow location
Block booking deals:
✔ 4 massages over 4 weeks
✔ 6 massages over 6 weeks
✔ 8 massages over 8 weeks
✅ Save money
✅ Stay consistent
✅ Get results
These blocks are perfect if you’re training hard, recovering from injury, or preparing for events like marathons, Hyrox, or competitions.
🚨 Only 20 blocks available — once they’re gone, they’re gone! Don’t miss out.
📩 DM us now or book online to secure your block.
GCP — your recovery, done right.

22/01/2026

🤝 NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re delighted to partner with Glasgow Uni Hares & Hounds 🐇🐕

Supporting runners to stay healthy, strong, and injury-free.

Here are our top tips to reduce injury risk 👇

🏃‍♂️ LOAD MANAGEMENT
• Follow a sensible training plan
• Keep up your strength work
• Increase long runs by no more than 10% at a time

😴 SLEEP
Getting 8 hours vs 6 hours of sleep can reduce injury risk by up to 66%
• Aim for 8 hours
• Create a bedtime routine
• Go to bed and wake up at similar times

🥗 DIET
Missing key nutrients can increase injury risk by up to 50%
• Eat enough to fuel your training
• Protein: 1.8–2.2g/kg bodyweight/day
• Eat within 30 minutes post-training

🧠 MENTAL HEALTH
Stress and anxiety are some of the biggest predictors of injury in runners
• Train with friends
• Have interests outside of running
• Remember: exercise should support your mental health, not drain it

📲 Got pain or an injury?
Book in via our website — link in bio.

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13/01/2026

13/01/2026

Some benefits of Carbon shoes ✨

- improved running efficiency
-Better energy return
- Faster racing times
- lower forefoot pressure and Achilles load
- longer step length

08/01/2026

✨Copenhagen progressions ✨

•Bent knee hold
•Bent knee dips
•Weighted bent knee hold

•Straight leg hold
•Straight leg dip
•Weight straight leg hold
•Straight leg contralateral dip

02/12/2025

We have now partnered with Bloodtek UK.
Scott headed down to Bloodtek for a bespoke blood profiling 🩸 Quick and Easy results.

If you are interested in booking for private blood testing ask us in clinic or DM us for our discount code for 15% off.

Thanks to Ana and Caelan😊

27/11/2025

✨ The best gift is feeling good ✨

This Christmas, treat someone you care about to a Glasgow City Physiotherapy Gift Voucher. Perfect for easing aches, supporting recovery, or simply enjoying a relaxing massage.

🎁 Ideal for:
• Physiotherapy sessions
• Sports or therapeutic massage

You can purchase online or when in clinic.

18/11/2025

Following on from an injury, Chris is on the come back.
Chris is one of our full time physiotherapists , however alongside this is on his return to run programme. We will follow his progress over the coming months🏃