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Get ready to hit the slopes!

If you are counting down the days and weeks to your skiing holiday, you might be thinking about how best to prepare your body to get the most out of your trip. The team at Keith James Physiotherapy can help you to get ready to hit the slopes.

As well as treating the injuries that happen during the ski trip, physiotherapists are really good at preparing you for your holiday. They can help you with niggling back issues, which can get worse on hard-packed snow. And when the snow is deep, catching your skis in the snow can cause knee ligament issues to be exacerbated. Why not make an appointment to see one of our physios and sort out any pain or stiffness before you head off.

Physiotherapists find that preparing for a ski holiday by investing in fitness, strength and endurance training can help you to avoid succumbing to common skiing injuries. Why not book a series of Personal Training sessions with our Personal Trainer, Kirstie. She can help you develop the flexibility, power and balance that will allow to you move well on the snow.

And when you return from your skiing trip, don’t forget to book yourself in for a relaxing massage to help with the aches and bruises you picked up along the way.

Call us on (0117) 330 6820 to book or book online at www.keithjamesphysiotherapy.co.uk.

 

Half price Sports Massage and Personal Training with Kirstie during January

Are you thinking about your fitness goals for 2019? Why not start your new year off with a Sports Massage or Personal Training session with Kirstie, the latest addition to the KJP team. We are offering 50% off all appointments with Kirstie during January. Call us on (0117) 330 6820 or visit our website www.keithjamesphysiotherapy.co.uk to book. Prices during January are £12 for a 30 minute appointment (usually £24), £17 for a 45 minute appointment (usually £34) and £22.50 for an hour appointment (usually £45).

Farewell to Lauren!

Many of you will know our Massage Therapist, Lauren Sones. She joined Keith James Physiotherapy almost a decade ago and has become a well-loved member of the team – always cheerful and smiling and ready to sort out your aching limbs! In January 2019 Lauren and her husband will be beginning a new adventure in Dubai. So – it is with heavy hearts this week that we say ‘Farewell’ and wish them both the best of luck. Lauren’s patients do not have to worry about their next massage appointment – we have a new massage therapist starting with us on 7th January (more information to follow).

Apologies! Online booking currently unavailable

Please accept our apologies. Our online booking system is currently unavailable, so please give us a call on 0117 330 6820 to make an appointment. We will let you know as soon as it is up and running again.

SNOW!

We will be closed Thursday 1st March from 5pm but we are open from 8.30am to 1pm on Friday 2nd March for those of you can still make their appointments.

If you need to rearrange your appointment, please email us on [email protected] and we’d be happy to move it.

Enjoy the snow outside.

 

Phone line: 9th January 2018

We are still experiencing some issues with our phone line and we currently don’t have an answerphone and the phone may disconnect after 5 or 6 rings. We aim to get to as many call as possible but please continue to phone, email or use our online booking form.

We apologise for the continued inconvenience.

 

Phone line fault: 2nd – 3rd January 2018

Apologies if you have been trying to reach us via phone today, there appears to be an intermittent fault on our phone lines so we are having trouble receiving or making phone calls.

Openreach are aware of the problem and are trying to fix it but in the meantime, please email the clinic at [email protected] if you have any enquiries or you can book an appointment online if you cannot get through on the phone.

Many thanks and Happy New Year!

 

PT Tips: Beware the summer shoe

In the summer months we certainly see an increase in the number of people who visit the the clinic with foot, ankle, shin and calf pain.

One of the reasons is the change from enclosed shoes in the cooler months to flipflops and strappy sandals when the weather warms up. Although very appropriate for warmer weather, these types of shoes give less control and stability to the foot and as a consequence muscles in the calf and foot have to work that little bit harder. This can lead to conditions like Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis and Morton’s neuroma or just good old fashioned painful feet.

It may be entirely appropriate to wear these kind of shoes in summer, but have a little think about your feet and try for at least some periods, to wear a more controlling pair of shoes interspersed with the flip flops.

If you are experiencing problems, why not give the clinic a call on (0117) 330 6820 or make an appointment to see one of our therapists using our online booking system on our website.

PT Tips: Tone up for Tennis

If you’ve taken a battering on the court, our specialist massage therapist can help release and realign your body.

It’s that time of year again; the sun is shining, there is an abundance of fresh Strawberries and Cream and of course Tennis. Now we aren’t all lucky enough to play at Queens Club but our massage therapists can help you improve your muscle flexibility and work out any aches and pain to get you back on the court. Sports massage helps release, realign and re-balance the muscles and ligaments of the body and help relieve pain or discomfort caused by over use. Regular massage can also help to prevent injuries on the court.