Merry Christmas from the Newcastle Integrated Physiotherapy team! We thank you for sticking with us through a difficult year, and look forward to working with you in 2021.  Here's what our team has to say about the upcoming holiday (and how they combat overindulgence): "My fav...

It's essential to stay active year-round, but the increase in temperature brings with it the risk of heat exhaustion, fatigue, muscle cramping, heat stroke, and even heat collapse. It's important to drink plenty of water, avoid the hottest part of the day, and to know your limits and li...

The challenges brought along by 2020 completely transformed the lives and routines of our children. Group sports and school activities changed or completely stopped, and we all spent a lot more time at home.  Having a good relationship with exercise and doing enough physical activity i...

At the beginning of this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming a new Exercise Physiologist, Sara Briscoe-Hough, to the Newcastle Integrated Physiotherapy team.  Sara is originally from Tamworth but has spent the last 3 and a half years in Newcastle.  Sara has been passionate abo...

With a lot of us sitting down more than usual, or not being as active as we'd like to be, muscle tension is becoming increasingly common. If you suffer from muscle soreness or tightness, you should definitely integrate foam rolling into your daily routine. Foam rolling is a form of self-m...