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January 15, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Foot Pain, Gait Analysis, Injury Rehab, Podiatry Tagged With: NK Active, podiatrist, podiatry

December 29, 2020

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 […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Footwear advice, Podcast, Podiatry Tagged With: footwear advice, podiatry

December 9, 2020

Footwear for Running.

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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 […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Running, Running Injuries and more Tagged With: running, running trainers

November 18, 2020

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 […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Foot Pain, Injury Rehab, Podiatry, strength training Tagged With: foot pain, podiatrist, strength training

October 23, 2020

A meniscus injury, what is it and how can you manage it?

In the podiatry corner of the NK Active September newsletter, one of our Podiatrist’s Charlotte spoke about meniscus injuries; one of the most common kinds of knee injuries. The meniscus is a C-shaped cartilage that is located between your thigh bone and shinbone; they are tough and rubbery and provide cushioning to the joint which […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Injury Rehab, Podiatry, Running Injuries and more, strength training Tagged With: knee injury, NK Active, podiatry

September 28, 2020

Help! I think I have an ingrown toenail.

Since launching our new core podiatry service, we have had a fair number of patients in clinic suffering with ingrown toenails. In this blog, Dr Charlotte talks you through what is an ingrown toenail and why it happens! What is it?  Ingrown toenails, also known as onychocryptosis, is a painful condition of the toe. It […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Foot Pain, Podiatry Tagged With: foot pain, ingrown toenails, podiatry

September 15, 2020

Cycling and the benefits of strength training.

Since the beginning of lockdown and after certain restrictions have been lifted, a lot of us have increased our activity levels and taken up new sports. NK Active’s Exercise and Rehabilitation Instructor, Natalie Green tells us that one sport that has skyrocketed over the last few months has been cycling. This is great as cycling […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, cycling, Injury Rehab, strength training Tagged With: advice, cycling, sports injury, strength training, training

August 21, 2020

COVID–19: Charlotte’s advice on returning to exercise safely.

Lockdown might be over for the majority for us, but with the school summer holidays for some and working from home still a reality for many; pre-lockdown levels of activity are not our reality just yet.  Over the last 4-6 weeks we have seen many patients in clinic and via video consultation with injury’s or […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Injury Rehab Tagged With: advice, Charlotte, exercise, getactivestayactive, NK Active, Q&A, sports injury, training plan, weight training

August 14, 2020

Diary: “my injury journey” by Natalie Green, Triathlete.

NK Active’s Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (and uber triathlete), Natalie Green shared her injury journey with our newsletter subscribers in the July edition; and we thought it would be a good read for anyone who is training, in recovery, going for injury rehabilitation or on an injury journey themselves! My injury journey by Natalie Green. “After […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Foot Pain, Gait Analysis, Injury Rehab, Running, Running Injuries and more Tagged With: advice, injury rehab, Natalie, NK Active, running, running injury, sports injury

August 5, 2020

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 […]

Filed Under: Advice Centre, Gait Analysis, Injury Rehab, Podiatry, Running Injuries and more Tagged With: getactivestayactive, injury rehab, NK Active, podiatry, sports injury, video consultation

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