Good working posture can easily be overlooked if you have an office job. Nowadays, more and more people work long hours in the office at a computer, without taking occasional breaks from work. This can lead to annoying neck pain and other health problems due to lack of movement and a...
When we think of hypermobility, we quickly think of someone who is incredibly limber. Yet it is possible that people who are hypermobile actually feel stiff and suffer from overworked tendons and muscles more quickly. In that case, we speak of hypermobility syndrome (HMS). In this blog, we tell you more about hypermobility and HMS and read...
Do you also often feel stiff at the end of the day? Or do you suffer from stiff muscles and stiff joints? Then daily stretching can make all the difference. Here we often think of stretching muscles before or after exercise. Athletes use muscle stretching during warm-up...
Just sending that one quick message in bed. Or sitting on your phone all afternoon because everything goes digital these days. Although we all know by now that it is not healthy and we can get neck pain from it, we are all guilty of it. On average, we spend 4 hours a day on our...
On the last day of February, RSI, or Repetitive Strain Injury, is given a moment's thought worldwide. As this day is usually 28 February but sometimes 29 February, this is the only 'non-repetitive' day of the year. So an ideal day to raise our awareness around this condition. We at FriskFysio feel it is important...
On the last day of February, RSI, or Repetitive Strain Injury, is given a moment's thought worldwide. As this day is usually 28 February but sometimes 29 February, this is the only 'non-repetitive' day of the year. So an ideal day to raise our awareness around this condition. We at FriskFysio feel it is important...
December, the month of treats like gingerbread cookies, chocolate letters and taai taai. Do you have no problem chewing away a peppercorn or cake pop? Then you probably don't have any jaw problems. But do you experience pain when chewing or do your jaw muscles feel stiff? Then physiotherapy can help! We explain what jaw problems are, how they can occur, what you...
Do you have an office job or a hobby that makes you spend a lot of time at the computer? Then it is important to change your posture regularly. Otherwise, you may develop complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder. Such complaints come under the term CANS. Formerly better known as RSI. Recovery from these types of complaints can...
Joint cracking is a common habit. We crack our knuckles, fingers, toes, backs and even our necks. But not everyone does it for the same reason. Some of us do it to relieve the pressure we feel in our shoulders or neck or in response to stress. In this article, we discuss...