Fay Pedler News
Meet Jo
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we catch up with Jo who is a patient favourite and at your service weekdays. What is your background? I trained as a Cordon Bleu...
Physical and mental wellbeing.
I recently asked (via email) my physiotherapy colleagues at the Fay Pedler Clinic a simple question: “What is the single most important element of physical and mental well being?” The responses I received; to what was certainly not a simple question were,...
Meet Alastair
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we catch up with the ever popular Alastair. What is your background? I was born and bred on Dartmoor and moved to Manchester to...
Meet Nicky
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we meet receptionist Nicky. What is your background? All sorts – I’ve worked in a factory, in the construction industry, for the...
Why do Physiotherapists use Plyometrics?
The original name for plyometric was jump training which was a training method first recognised in the 1960’s when Russian athletes achieved great track and field success at the Olympics. The term Plyometric was not used until an American athletic coach studied the...
Stiff & Painful Shoulder
Shoulder problems are very common due to their design as a ball and socket joint. In order to move our arms to feed ourselves, throw, lift, pull, catch, climb etcetera, humans have evolved to develop mobility and flexibility at the shoulder joint at the expense...
Meet Sharon
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we catch up with one of Fay Pedler Clinics’ front of house receptionists, Sharon. What is your background? After living abroad...
Catch up with Practice Manager Shula.
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we catch up with Practice Manager Shula. What is your background? I grew up in Totnes, where I lived for 30 years until...
Patient Sarah Osborne’s experience of Shockwave Therapy.
Sarah was experiencing pain in her left foot and ankle when walking, walking uphill, climbing stairs and wearing normal shoes and so after conservative therapy failed to resolve the problem Sarah sought the advice of a foot and ankle surgeon. Following further...
Green Gym
As we start a ‘New Year’ many of us will have set ourselves New Year resolutions and for a lot of people, these will focus around health and wellbeing. Back in October 2019, the clinic posted an article on the benefits of regular exercise on both physical and mental...
Meet Eve
We thought it may be nice to re-introduce some of the familiar faces here at Fay Pedler clinic and welcome the new ones to you also! Today we catch up with our first receptionist Eve. What is your background? I have been happily married for 37 years to Mike, we have...
Ankle Sprain
Ankle sprains – why do we often treat ankle sprains as Insignificant injuries and is it time to change? Establishing the number of ankle sprains that occur in the UK is difficult however what we do know is that ankle sprains are common musculoskeletal injuries in both...