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Welcome to my blog! This is a little space where I explore physiotherapy topics, popular themes and you get to know a little bit about my life as a physiotherapist and writer. You'll also find a few fun book recommendations of work that I have found funny or fascinating. Enjoy!

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The Scoop on Stress Fractures and Why You Should Get Shin and Foot Pain Checked Pronto

Samantha McPherson

3 min

The Scoop on Stress Fractures and Why You Should Get Shin and Foot Pain Checked Pronto

Lockdown + jumping around at home in your crocs got you suffering some shin and foot pain? See a physiotherapist and get it checked for a st

NHS - Back pain causes and important info.

Samantha McPherson

2 min

NHS - Back pain causes and important info.

Important information from the NHS about back pain that everyone should know.

Back Pain Basics from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy = legit!

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Back Pain Basics from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy = legit!

Where to get the right help if you have back pain

Le Pub Scientifique – Reflections on Reflections

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Le Pub Scientifique – Reflections on Reflections

My reflections from a morning spent with the NOI Group

Pilates To Keep Your Spine Happy Whilst Working From Home

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Pilates To Keep Your Spine Happy Whilst Working From Home

Working from home turning you into a slouch potato? Starting to get a few more grumbles from the mid and lower back whilst working from...

Why is it so hard to get good quality health advice on the internet?

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Why is it so hard to get good quality health advice on the internet?

I’m fessing up about the anxiety around blogging about health. For some time now, myself and a group of physiotherapists I know have been...

Why Taking Short Term Pain Relief May Help You get Better, Quicker.

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Why Taking Short Term Pain Relief May Help You get Better, Quicker.

Answering the questions patients ask me about pain relief

Spinal manipulation - Is my back 'out of alignment'?

3 min

Spinal manipulation - Is my back 'out of alignment'?

The worries of bits being 'out of alignment' explained

How I Avoid Burnout when Caring for Others?

Samantha McPherson

4 min

How I Avoid Burnout when Caring for Others?

Lessons I've learned from advising my patients

Buying a mattress with back pain...what to do? 4 Top(per) Tips!

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Buying a mattress with back pain...what to do? 4 Top(per) Tips!

Top tips on how to choose your mattress

Have You Become...A Back Bore?!

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Have You Become...A Back Bore?!

Us physios have a funny saying whereby we talk about ‘emotional joints’. Broadly, this means a body part, when causing us pain, makes us...

Did you know? – Your Back is Incredibly Resilient!

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Did you know? – Your Back is Incredibly Resilient!

Whilst it can seem a bit mysterious, hidden away somewhere back there, your spine is one amazing bit of kit. Made of skin, tissue,...

Running Gait Training - what does it all mean?

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Running Gait Training - what does it all mean?

I am often asked about the ‘best way to run’ forefoot, heel strike, somewhere in the middle? Head down, up, stretching for the finish?...

Flexibility and Activity - Why it Helps!

Samantha McPherson

2 min

Flexibility and Activity - Why it Helps!

In short, some flexibility is really important, but not just for good running technique. There is a wealth of literature to show that...

Your spine? It has your back - A mindset shift towards a more positive outlook on back pain

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Your spine? It has your back - A mindset shift towards a more positive outlook on back pain

As a physiotherapist, long term back pain is my bread and butter. Anyone that has ever had a session with me, will understand that...

Are you in ‘The Back Pain Tweaky Zone’

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Are you in ‘The Back Pain Tweaky Zone’

Has your spine been warning you of imminent doom?

Running and Joint Health - as featured in Women's Running Magazine

Samantha McPherson

3 min

Running and Joint Health - as featured in Women's Running Magazine

Joint health is the centre point of a musculoskeletal physiotherapists daily life! We are often asked what the ‘right amount of running’...