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A busy clinic, podiatry care and the Active Ageing service.

It’s coming up for almost two months since we re-opened the NK Active after lockdown and to say it’s been pretty busy is an understatement!  We haven’t run the numbers for July yet, but June-in-numbers looked something like this:- 106 appointments 24 new patients 12 3D gait analysis sessions 7 bespoke rehab plans 2 nail…

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Clinic reopens and the Get Active Again package

Big news from the NK Active team is that from Tuesday 09 June we are able to move to the second stage of reopening the clinic!    This means that appointments in the clinic will now be possible for anyone and can include 3D gait analysis, strength testing and gym-based rehab sessions. For the month…

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Video consultations, challenging our definition of ‘normal’

By Nick Knight – Sports / MSK Podiatrist & Director Telehealth is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. Firstly I’m not a massive fan of the term telehealth, I prefer video consultation, it sounds more personal. I believe video consultations were something that was coming in the not-too-distant future and GPs were already…

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This might be a silly question about running but …

The idea of going for a run can be a daunting process for some. Although there are blogs, apps and advice forums, sometimes the simplest questions aren’t asked.  Charlie is about to start the Zero2Forty so she had Natalie has had a chat around common questions asked. Before we get started, for those who have not downloaded the free…

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Zero 2 Forty – Getting you running for 40min in 16 weeks

Zero to Forty What it is Zero to Forty is a 16-week running programme that we have designed allowing for someone to go from absolutely no running to running forty minutes continuously. Why have we created it? Here at NK Active we see a lot of patients who have begun their running journey, but it…

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How much is too much? Have i done too much too soon?

Natalie Green, Exercise rehabilitation instructor Have I done too much too soon? Here at NK Active, we see a lot of patients who develop their training volume too quickly which can be linked to injury, creating big setbacks from themselves. It is understood that by maximizing performance higher workloads are required and with that comes higher injury rates. …

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