GMA Therapy

GMA Therapy Graduate Sports Therapist providing injury assessment, treatment and management in Plymouth and surrounding areas at “The Urban Studios” (PL6 7TL)

🌟EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH🌟I have been at my new job at the Practice Plus Group Hospital for 5 months now.I was recently rec...
24/10/2022

🌟EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH🌟

I have been at my new job at the Practice Plus Group Hospital for 5 months now.

I was recently recognised for my dedication, enthusiasm and hardworking nature and awarded with employee of the month👩‍⚕️

It makes all the hard work worth it and helps to keep me motivated!

This award has encouraged me to apply for a Physiotherapy Masters as it has given me further confidence in my ability📚

🌟REDEPLOYED TO THE WARDS🌟I was recently redeployed to some of the medical and surgical wards at the hospital, specifical...
01/03/2022

🌟REDEPLOYED TO THE WARDS🌟

I was recently redeployed to some of the medical and surgical wards at the hospital, specifically “care of the elderly” 👴

It has been a great experience to learn and understand how a Physiotherapy Assistants role can differ compared to working in MSK 💪🏽

It also allowed me to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to allow effective discharge of patients whilst ensuring that the appropriate support had been put in place with regards to the patients mobility and transfers 👨‍🦼

08/02/2022

🌟IT BAND SYNDROME🌟

Do you have pain on the outer part of your knee? This could be a sign of ITB syndrome!

ITB syndrome is an overuse injury that is most prevalent in runner and cyclists due to the repetitive leg movements that occur 🚴‍♀️

The ITB is a thick band of tissue that runs from the hip and attaches to the outer part of the knee 🦵

Excessive hip adduction during running gait is considered a risk factor for ITB syndrome; this unecessary movement can result in compression of one of the outer knee fat pads, which subsequently produces pain (Foch, Aubol & Milner, 2020)💥

Therefore, strengthening the hip stabilisers, especially the abductors, is an integral part of rehabilitation (Friede, Innerhofer, Fink, Algre & Csapo, 2022):
1️⃣ Clamshells (3x10)
2️⃣ Pelvic drop exercise (3x10)
3️⃣ Crab walk with band (3x10)
4️⃣ Single leg squat (3x10)
Aim to complete these exercises 3-5 times per week🏋️

Other management methods include avoiding aggravating activities, reducing training load, stretching the ITB as well as modification of running technique (Friede et al., 2022) 🏃‍♂️

If you suspect that you could have ITB syndrome it may be beneficial to have an injury assessment completed to ensure the appropriate treatment and rehabilitation can be implemented as it can vary person to person!👩‍⚕️

Feel free to message me if you have any further questions or to get booked in for an injury assessment now!

GMA Therapy

31/01/2022

🚨Some appointments left with me on Thursday 3rd February🚨
-12pm
-1pm
-2pm

These appointments are for either injury assessment/treatment or sports massage!

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to get booked in 🤩

16/01/2022

🌟PLANTAR FASCIITIS🌟

Do you ever have pain on the bottom of your foot? Pain on initial activity? Pain when going up onto tip toes? You could have irritation to the plantar fascia🦶

The plantar fascia which is a fibrous tissue connects the heel bone (calcaneus) to the toes. The fascia provides support to the arch of the foot and acts as a shock absorber💥

Risk factors for this pathology include a sudden increase in activity, especially if on a hard surface, increase in weight, changes in foot biomechanics and poorly fitted shoes👟

You may also notice that the calf muscle feels tight therefore exercise aims to stretch and strengthen both the gastrocnemius and soleus as well as the plantar fascia:
1️⃣ Plantar fascia stretch (2 x 20-30secs)
2️⃣ Gastrocnemius stretch (2 x 20-30secs)
3️⃣ Soleus stretch (2 x 20-30secs)
4️⃣ Eccentric calf raise (3x10)
5️⃣ Plantar fascia loading exercise (3x10)
6️⃣ Resisted toe flexion (3x10)
Aim to complete these exercises 3-5 times per week🏋️

Other treatment methods include relative rest from aggravating activities, soft tissue massage, joint mobilisations if dorsiflexion is reduced, shockwave therapy and shoe inserts.

If you suspect that you could have plantar fasciitis it may be beneficial to have an injury assessment completed to ensure the appropriate treatment and rehabilitation can be implemented as it can vary person to person!👩‍⚕️

Feel free to message me if you have any further questions or to get booked in for an injury assessment now!

GMA Therapy

16/01/2022

💥Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!💥

🚨I have some spaces left for Thursday 20th January🚨
-11am
-1pm
-2pm
-6.15pm

I continue to offer injury assessment, treatment and rehabilitation including soft tissue massage at The Urban Studios (PL6 7TL).

Prices:
✨Initial Injury Assessment (60-75mins) = £35.00
✨Injury Follow Up (45mins) = £30.00
✨Deep Tissue Massage (45mins) = £25.00
✨Deep Tissue Massage (1hr) = £36.00

Message me to get booked in or if you have any further questions!

GMA Therapy

10/01/2022

🚨🚨Appointments are available for Thursday 13th January 🚨🚨

💥1pm
💥2pm
💥3pm
💥4pm

DM to get booked in now or if you have any questions or queries 🤩🤩

GMA Therapy

09/01/2022

🌟DEEP GLUTEAL SYNDROME🌟

Do you ever get deep buttock pain, pain when sitting for long periods of time, tender buttocks when palpating, pain when stretching the glutes? this could be a helpful post for you❗️

Deep gluteal syndrome has previously been referred to as piriformis syndrome. The change in term has occurred as there are many structures within the gluteal space so it is tricky to say which structure (eg the piriformis) is exactly causing the problem (Martin, Reddy & Gomez-Hoyos, 2015).

In some cases the sciatic nerve may become entrapped which would result in pins and needles down the leg 🦵

The cause of this syndrome is when the muscles in the gluteal space are not working efficiently which can result in muscle weakness/tightness 🏋️

Therefore, the exercises above aim to lengthen and strengthen those deep gluteal muscles:
1️⃣ Seated figure-four stretch (2 x 20-30secs)
2️⃣ Knee to opposite shoulder stretch (2 x 20-30secs)
3️⃣ Side lying abduction (3x10)
4️⃣ Glute bridge with ER (3x10)
5️⃣ Fire hydrants (3x10)
Aim to complete these exercises 3-5 times per week🏋️

If you suspect that you could have deep gluteal syndrome it may be beneficial to have an injury assessment completed to ensure the appropriate treatment and rehabilitation can be implemented as it can vary person to person!👩‍⚕️

Feel free to message me if you have any further questions or to get booked in for an injury assessment now!

GMA Therapy

04/01/2022

✨The best place to start is to get up and get moving✨

02/01/2022

Start the year off right ⬇️⬇️⬇️

12/12/2021

🚨Various appointments available for Thursday🚨

DM me to enquire!

05/12/2021

🌟NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN🌟

This term is used when pain in the lower back is not attributable to a specific pathology(eg fracture, infection, disc problem). It is suggested that muscle tension and spasm are among the most common reasons for lower back pain (Allegri et al., 2016).

There are a variety of factors that can contribute to non specific low back pain including reduced trunk strength, lack of exercise, obesity and psychological conditions (these are just a few examples!)

The exercises above aim to keep the lower back moving and strengthen the trunk muscles:
1️⃣ Knee rolls (2x15)
2️⃣ Cat-camel (2x15)
3️⃣ Curl up (3x10) ➡️ push lower back into hands
4️⃣ Bird dog (3x10)
5️⃣ Glute bridge (3x10)
Aim to complete these exercises 3-5 times per week🏋️

If you suspect that you could have non specific low back pain it may be beneficial to have an injury assessment completed to ensure the appropriate treatment and rehabilitation can be implemented as it can vary person to person!👩‍⚕️

Feel free to message me if you have any further questions or to get booked in for an injury assessment now!

GMA Therapy

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11 Darklake View
Plymouth
PL67TL

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10am - 7pm

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