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  • How Physiotherapy Can Help With Sciatica Featured

    How Physiotherapy Can Help With Sciatica

    Sciatica can cause pain, tingling or altered sensation down the leg. Learn how physiotherapy may help, what to do day to day and when assessment is important.

  • When Should You Seek Help for Neck Pain? Featured

    When Should You Seek Help for Neck Pain?

    Neck pain is common and often settles with sensible self-management. Learn which symptoms may improve at home, what you can try safely and when professional assessment is appropriate.

  • When Is an MRI Scan Useful for Musculoskeletal Pain? Featured

    When Is an MRI Scan Useful for Musculoskeletal Pain?

    An MRI can provide valuable information about muscles, tendons, joints, discs and other soft tissues. Find out when it may help and why clinical assessment is often the first step.

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  • What to Expect From Your First Physiotherapy Appointment Featured

    What to Expect From Your First Physiotherapy Appointment

    Feeling unsure about your first physiotherapy appointment? Find out what happens during your assessment, what to wear, what to bring and how your treatment plan is created.

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    Managing Pain on the Outside of Your Hip

    Pain on the outside of your hip can affect walking, stairs and sleep. Learn what Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome is and how to manage it.

  • Thrive Class Update: Evolving Our Classes for the Future

    Here’s the latest updates for our Thrive Exercise Classes… Schedule Changes & New Locations As our clinic grows, we need to make a few adjustments to our timetable to ensure we maintain the high standard of care you expect from us. Starting 1st June, we will unfortunately be pausing our…

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  • Weight Loss Injections: Are You Losing More Than Just Fat?

    Weight loss injections like Wegovy® and Mounjaro® are changing lives. Originally made to help manage type 2 diabetes, these medications now help people shed large amounts of weight—often more than 10% of their total body weight. For many people, they’ve been a game-changer: less hunger, smaller portions, and better energy.…

  • Arthrosamid® for Knee Osteoarthritis: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why Our Approach Is Different

    If you’ve been living with the pain, stiffness, and frustration of knee osteoarthritis (OA), you’re probably tired of short-term fixes. You might have tried painkillers, physiotherapy, maybe even steroid injections—only to end up back at square one. That’s where Arthrosamid® comes in: a science-backed injectable treatment that offers long-term relief…

  • From Rehab Room to World Podium: Fiona’s Remarkable Return at the World Masters Championships

    At Great Northern Physiotherapy, we see firsthand how resilient the human body can be—with the right guidance, commitment, and care. One of the most inspiring examples of this is Fiona, who recently completed an incredible comeback journey at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gainesville, Florida (March 2025). Fiona entered…