SG Injury Specialist

SG Injury Specialist Start your road to recovery here. Aches and pains? Injury? Poor posture? We are here to help

12/03/2026

Crossing your legs 🤔

Crossing your legs every now and then isn’t the problem. The issue is staying there for too long.

When you sit with your legs crossed for prolonged periods, it can shift your hips out of alignment and place extra pressure through your spine and lower back. Over time, this can contribute to stiffness, discomfort, and poor posture.

The key isn’t to avoid crossing your legs completely, it’s simply to change positions regularly and keep your body moving.

Small habits. Big difference.

25/02/2026

CORE STRENGTH 🤔

Your core muscles support your spine every single day. When you’re walking, lifting, running, training, or even just sitting at your desk. Building core strength isn’t just about abs… it’s about injury prevention, improving balance, better posture, and moving well for the long term.

A strong core helps:
✔️ Reduce your risk of lower back pain
✔️ Improve balance and stability
✔️ Support better posture
✔️ Enhance sports performance
✔️ Protect you from future injuries

Prevention is always easier than rehab.

If you’re waiting until something hurts, you’re already behind. Start building strength now so your body can support you later.

Save this for yourself or send this to someone who needs to hear this type of advice, rehab tips, or evidence based exercises.

16/02/2026

Strengthen your rotator cuffs 💪🏻

Your rotator cuff muscles play a vital role in stabilising the shoulder joint, controlling movement and protecting you from injury. When these muscles are weak, the larger muscles take over, often leading to pain, impingement and reduced performance.

Whether you lift weights, play sport, work at a desk or simply want to stay active, rotator cuff strengthening improves shoulder stability, posture and overall function. It’s not just about rehab, it’s about prevention.

Stronger rotator cuffs mean better control, improved mobility and long-term joint health. Small muscles, big impact.

If you’re dealing with shoulder pain or want to bulletproof your shoulders, targeted rehab exercises can make all the difference.

02/02/2026

Sleeping on your front 🛌 ❌

Sleeping on your front forces your joints into positions they’re not built to handle for hours at a time 🕰️

Holding this position for hours compresses the joints in the neck and puts uneven tension on muscles and ligaments. Over time, this can irritate nerves and lead to neck pain, stiffness, headaches, or tingling into the shoulders or arms. It often leads to one side of the neck being shortened while the other is overstretched 🥴

When you lie on your stomach, your pelvis tends to sink into the mattress while your chest stays higher.
This increases compression on the lumbar spine and as a result adds pressure on the discs and surrounding muscles, which can contribute to lower-back pain or morning stiffness 💤

Follow along for more quick tips ✅

27/01/2026

Movement is medicine 💊

Motion heals. The right movement reduces pain, improves function and keeps the body resilient ✅

Your body adapts to what you do… Move well, more often 💪🏻

13/01/2026

Stress = pain ❌

Without realising the more stress we bring upon ourselves the more our muscles around our upper back, neck and shoulders tighten.

Stress often alters how we hold ourselves. Clenching our jaw, hunching our shoulders and pushing our head forwards. These positions overload the surrounding muscles and joints, increasing strain and pain.

A build up of muscle tension allows waste products like lactic acid to build up causing aching or burning sensations.

Stress can also interfere with our sleep. The less sleep we have the slower our muscles recover, inflammation increases and our pain perception may even worsen.

To counter this try gentle upper back and neck stretches, heat and massage to try and relieve your symptoms. If still no improvement seek help from a professional to pin point your problem.

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17/12/2025

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WE ARE HIRING!Part time role (Saturday), ideal for someone seeking additional hours. Potential to increase hours in the ...
08/12/2025

WE ARE HIRING!

Part time role (Saturday), ideal for someone seeking additional hours. Potential to increase hours in the future⬆️

1️⃣ Minimum qualifications & registration required

✔ Degree in Physiotherapy (BSc or MSc)
✔ Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate governing body (HCPC, AHPRA, etc.)
✔ Professional indemnity insurance

2️⃣ Clinical experience & skills

✔ Experience in musculoskeletal and injury rehabilitation
✔ Confident with treatment planning, hands on skills, and patient handling
✔ Ability to manage a varied caseload independently

3️⃣ Communication & values

✔ Strong communication and patient education skills
✔ Positive and compassionate approach to patient care
✔ Commitment to continued professional development

To enquire about this role feel free to:

•Message us directly on Instagram
•Email us at- samgascoigne97@gmail.com
•Call us on- 01704 639199

04/12/2025

ANKLE SPRAIN ADVICE

Rest, ice, compression and elevation. Within the first 72hrs it is important to apply ice and rest the ankle as much as possible to try and reduce as much swelling as you can 📉

From here you need to start with light mobility and range of motion work, even if only small movements can be achieved ✅

Once the ankle feels ready, safe strengthening exercises can begin. You may start with resistance band exercises and eventually progress towards challenging exercises once you’re strength and stability has increased 📈

If a severe ankle sprain has taken place, seeking medical help and advice may be necessary. You may also want to double check you have not damaged any other surrounding structures ❌

If you have any questions about the above please send us a message 🙏🏻

Follow for more quick tips and advice 👍🏻

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL 🚨 30% of cupping treatments ‼️ This offer applies to anyone and everyone. If you are already booked in...
26/11/2025

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL 🚨

30% of cupping treatments ‼️

This offer applies to anyone and everyone. If you are already booked in, brilliant news! If you are new to the clinic or want to try cupping for the first time now is your chance ✅

The 30% off is valid as long as you book by December 5th. To clarify… if you book an appointment for the 6th of December onwards the Black Friday deal still applies as long as you made the appointment before the 5th 👌🏻

We have limited appointments left for the year so please let us know sooner rather than later if you’d like to make a booking👍🏻

See you soon! 👏

20/11/2025

Why isometrics for healthy knees?

As a result of no high-impact or repetitive movements, isometrics are one of the safest forms of strength training. Making them perfect for injury prevention, injury recovery, muscle activation and returning to movement after time off ✅

Movements like isometric squats, wall sits and lunges fire up your muscles without excessive joint movement. Activating your quads, hamstrings and glutes while keeping the joint protected 🦵🏻

They help:

• Increase motor unit recruitment
• Tendon stiffness and load management
• Joint stability
• Reduce pain

Stronger knees = longevity 👍🏻

03/11/2025

POST-OP REHAB🦴

Whether you are seeing someone privately or going through the NHS do not ignore the exercises prescribed as it will only lead to problems further down the line ❌

If you are given general exercises and you feel they need to be altered to your goals, make sure to take them at a sensible pace rather than rushing back 🏃🏻

Rehab post-op maybe be frustrating and time consuming but it is 100% worth it and you will thank yourself later 👍🏻

Follow for more quick tips ✅

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