Local Motion Physiotherapy

31/07/2025

Congratulations to Strolls With Poles on being nominated and subsequently winning Community Fitness Organisation of the Year!🎉🥳🤩If you haven't tried Nordic Walking give it a go with this company, great for all bodies, minds and souls🙂

Drum roll please - the exciting and amazing news I mentioned yesterday is we are the Community Fitness Organisation of the Year 2025/26 in the Prestige Awards North England

We had been shortlisted by the judges for the top 5 for the category - Community Fitness Organisation of the Year - which I was excited enough about.

I spoke to them and they said "the judges said they would be very happy to recognise Strolls With Poles as a winner for 2025/26!

You were competing with just over 10 nominees in this competitive sector, your efforts and quality of services really stood out. They said you were the strongest entrant in the category and we are pleased to recognise your hard work."

Thank you to everyone who has learned to Nordic Walk with us, walked with us and a special thank you to whoever nominated us.

I am blown away that my "little company" could win and I was speechless (yes I know that isn't like me) yesterday.

15/07/2025

This is so important when supporting someone with dementia, whether it's sport or other activities a person enjoyed. Explore the activities people loved and enjoyed. There is so much potential in being able to access memories, enjoyment and abilities for that person ❤️

19/06/2025

Come and try Nordic Walking in Rothbury - watch this space

Nordic Walking for Parkinson's is expanding in our area!

It can be great for people with Parkinson's as it enhances a natural walking style enabling you to maintain your stride and posture. It can increase your confidence in walking by positively challenging your coordination.

Local provider Strolls With Poles is launching sessions in Rothbury and Rising Sun Country Park. They Hexham sessions are expanding to include evenings too.

If you feel that you tend to walk slower and take smaller steps, Nordic Walking creates a steady beat to improve your pace and stride. It can also make exercise fun and social when done in a group.

Thanks for a Parkinson's UK Physical Activity grant these sessions are subsidised and cost £5 per person. All are welcome.

Message Strolls With Poles for more information and to book your place.

01/06/2025

Living with pain is not what any of us wish for. Flippin' Pain is a superb place to learn more about chronic pain, understanding your pain and hopefully improving your ability to live with it, without it controlling you. Sign up to this free webinar to get started.

Pain: Do you GET it? 🤔

This June, join Flippin’ Pain and Limerick Sports Partnership for a free, fun and informative webinar on the latest science of long-term pain.

It may just change the way you think: https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/event/pain-do-you-get-it-limerick

29/05/2025

The simplicity of walking, for those of us that can, can bring a wealth of benefits. In our busy lives, those of us that are able bodied, often take this for granted. So.... park the car a bit further away from the shop, get off at an earlier bus stop, or just go for a walk. Enjoy!

13/05/2025

Another useful resource for anyone to access if they needed or simply interested!

We all go through periods of ‘moodiness’ when we feel irritable, sad, frustrated or worried. People with pain often find they feel:

13/05/2025

If you didn't already know, your mental health is as equally important as your physical health. Either one, will affect the other. For Mental Health Awareness week, here are some contact numbers to have to hand. Struggling? Give a friend, a family member, or one of the numbers below, a call 👍

Mental Health Awareness Week has begun 💙

If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️

Please share far and wide!

11/05/2025

11/05/2025

Thank you to Strolls With Poles who offered a beginners session of Nordic Walking at Rothbury Riverside last week. The session was part-funded by Parkinson's UK.

It was great to have a go myself and to observe the physical benefits/changes that the participants experienced as a consequence of engaging in the activity. These observable differences consisted of:
Reduced or absent tremor
Improved walking pattern, speed and stride length
Improved posture
Increased arm extension
Improved coordination
Oh.... and smiles all round!

The aim is for more sessions to be provided in the future. Intrigued? If so, watch this space and come and join in next time. Who knows, you might enjoy it too!

18/04/2025

Hi, following on from the recent Parkinson's awareness raising in Thropton and Rothbury, I've had the opportunity to join forces with Strolls With Poles in providing a taster session of Nordic Walking, here in Rothbury in the Coquet Valley. This activity is suitable for people with a range of long term health conditions, so, we welcome you to give it a go.
Interested? Please sign up as per the advice in the poster! It would be great to see you!

12/04/2025

And....it's a wrap!🌷⚘️💙

What a fantastic week spent in the support and celebration of people with Parkinsons. Keeping positive and exploring what can be achieved rather than what can't be!

There are many THANK YOUS to many people and businesses that supported this week's events. Without the support of positive community feeling, this week would have been much less likely to have happened. So, here goes, Thanks goes to:

All the lovely participants who came along, got involved, chanced their arm and tried something new!🙂
Jordann Dixon and her fabulous team at The Queens Head for providing a welcome, comfortable and accessible space🙂
To fab Flora for her terrific abilities in positively supporting people to access their voice and enabling song!🙂
To lovely Mel Eaton , her mum and Creative Space North East for challenging our hand function, brains and generally surprising us with what is achievable with a pen in hand🙂
Rothbury Roots & Shoots for providing beautiful table decorations and bouquets
T's Cakes and Bakes for the cakes - who doesn't love a bit of blue icing?😉
And last but not least, all the business owners/managers that spread positivity through their supportive nod of blue window decorations, posters and 'Proud to Support Parkinsons' signs.
Thank you, thank you 💙🌷

11/04/2025

💙So, here we are. WORLD PARKINSONS DAY! What a week of activities here in the Coquet Valley. Last day to find out a bit more about Parkinsons down at the The Queens Head 2pm 💙
🌷Why tulips? Come along and find out 🌷