Video Welcome to episode 6. We had a student from the University of Southampton on a 6 week placement, which was a first for NK Active. So we had a chat with Kathryn about her experience with us. Listen
Episode 6
NK Active is open.
COVID Lockdown 3.0 update… apologies as this is likely the 100000th COVID update and blog you have read, however we think it’s pretty important to make you all feel safe and to offer some reassurance as to how clinic operates at the moment. Plus, we have loads of online resources for you too! NK Active […]
Find the perfect shoes.
In episode 4 of the NK Active Podcast, Caroline French from W.J French & Son joined us to talk about footwear and share advice on buying your shoes; we also asked our NK Active Podiatrist and Clinic academic, Charlie, to share the four simple principles to be aware of when buying footwear. Charlie says: “If […]
Episode 5
What causes heel pain?
Watch Welcome to episode 5! We are chatting about all things heel pain. Covering the most common types of heel pain including plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy and heel pain in children. Also we are offering advice on how to self treat and when to get your heel pain looked at. Listen Related links If you […]
Episode 4
Footwear advice, with special guest Caroline French
Watch Nick has a special guest Caroline French from W.J. French and Son. We have chat about footwear advice, along with certain types of shoes to help with certain types of foot pain. We discuss how to improve the relationship between medical and retail and how we work together. Listen
Footwear for Running.
Trainers, where to start? Natalie Green from NK Active gives us some insight and shares three things to consider before a running shoe purchase! Running shoes and injuries. There are so many different brands/ makes and models to choose from and it can be a daunting task to pick a pair right for you. Studies […]
What is metatarsalgia?
In our last enewsletter, NK Active Podiatrist, Charlotte (Charlie) and our Exercise and Rehabilitation Instructor, Natalie wrote about metatarsalgia; what it is, some possible reasons for why this pain has developed in the forefoot are; as well some strengthening exercises used in the rehabilitation process. What is metatarsalgia? Metatarsalgia is an umbrella term used to […]
Episode 3
Common causes of pain in the ball of the foot, why isn’t it metatarsalgia!.
Watch Listen Read Nick Knight: Hello, everyone. Welcome to episode three of the NK Active podcast. I really hope everyone enjoyed the last episode, chatting to Natalie and Chris about their injuries and the journey that they went on. So obviously, as everyone knows, in this podcast we are going to be chatting about pain […]
Improving during Lockdown
Covid has presented many issues. For the past nine months. One been a change in the ability to exercise and peoples activity levels. In the initial lockdown we did see some people change their activity levels by up to 400%, Which would have significantly contributed towards the injury. We are also seeing lots of people […]
Meet the NK Active team.
One of the reasons we started the NK Active podcast was to give us, as a team, a platform to talk to you all about the areas of our work and lifestyles that influence the success of our work. It is place we were can not only talk about injuries, conditions and rehabilitation from a […]