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🏃 ASK A PHYSIO
Should I stop running if my knee hurts?

One of the biggest mistakes runners make is either:
❌ Stopping completely.
Or...
❌ Trying to push through the pain.

Most running injuries improve with the right combination of:
✔️ Understanding what's causing the pain.
✔️ Managing your training load.
✔️ Building strength.
✔️ Gradually returning to running.

The sooner we understand what's causing your symptoms, the sooner we can help you get back to doing what you love.

🏃 Jim has a particular interest in running injuries and helping runners of all abilities return to training safely.

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📍 Ripponden Clinic (HX6 4DJ) & The Physio Rehab Barn (HX6 4RB), Rishworth
📍 Two locations serving Ripponden, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax and the surrounding areas.
🩺 Ripponden Clinic – Physiotherapy, injections, shockwave therapy and K-Laser.
💪 The Physio Rehab Barn, Rishworth – Rehabilitation, Pilates, Reformer Pilates, gym and strength classes.

📞 0800 0751 641
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📅 Book online via the link in our bio or visit our website.

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🚫 MYTH MONDAY

How many times have you heard...

"Just stay in bed until it settles."

Years ago that was common advice.

Now we know better.

Most back pain actually improves when people stay gently active.

Walking.

Changing position.

Moving regularly.

Building strength.

Your back isn't fragile.

It's one of the strongest structures in your body.

The trick is finding the right amount of movement—not none at all.

📚 NICE Guideline NG59

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📍 Ripponden Clinic & The Physio Rehab Barn, Rishworth
🩺 Physiotherapy | Injections | Shockwave | K-Laser | Rehab | Pilates | Reformer | Strength Classes
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✨ FACT FRIDAY

You lose around 30,000 skin cells every minute.

Don't worry...

You're not falling apart!

Your skin is constantly renewing itself. As new skin cells are produced in the deeper layers, older cells naturally move to the surface before being shed.

Over the course of a year, you'll lose millions upon millions of skin cells—and your body quietly replaces every one of them.

It's a brilliant example of just how efficiently the human body repairs and maintains itself.

📚 Evidence

• American Academy of Dermatology
https://www.aad.org

• Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org

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📍 Ripponden Clinic & The Physio Rehab Barn, Rishworth
🩺 Physiotherapy | Injections | Shockwave | K-Laser | Rehab | Pilates | Reformer | Strength Classes
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💤 ASK A PHYSIO
Why does my shoulder hurt more at night?

Many shoulder problems become much more noticeable once you settle into bed.
Whether it's lying on your side, inflammation or reduced movement overnight, shoulder pain can seriously affect your sleep.
The good news? Most shoulder conditions respond really well to the right treatment.
We'll assess exactly what's happening and create a treatment plan designed to get you moving—and sleeping—better again.
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📍 Ripponden Clinic (HX6 4DJ) & The Physio Rehab Barn (HX6 4RB), Rishworth
📍 Two locations serving Ripponden, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax and the surrounding areas.
🩺 Ripponden Clinic – Physiotherapy, cortisone injections, Ostenil Plus injections, shockwave therapy and K-Laser.
💪 The Physio Rehab Barn – Rehabilitation, Pilates, Reformer Pilates, gym rehabilitation and strength classes.

📞 0800 0751 641
🌐 www.backtofitnessphysio.com
📅 Book online via the link in our bio or visit our website.
💬 Have a question you'd like answered in our next Ask a Physio? Leave it in the comments.

🚫 MYTH MONDAY

"Pain always means something is damaged."

If that were true...

• Every paper cut would hurt for weeks.
• Every person with arthritis would be in agony.
• Every MRI finding would explain someone's pain.

Thankfully, the human body is much cleverer than that.

Pain is your body's alarm system—not a damage detector.

Sometimes that alarm is spot on.

Sometimes it becomes a little overprotective.

Think of a smoke alarm that goes off every time you make toast.

The alarm is real...

But the house isn't on fire.

One of the biggest parts of physiotherapy is helping calm that alarm system and getting you moving confidently again.

📚 Evidence

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/terminology/

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📍 Ripponden Clinic & The Physio Rehab Barn, Rishworth
🩺 Physiotherapy | Injections | Shockwave | K-Laser | Rehab | Pilates | Reformer | Strength Classes
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🦴 FACT FRIDAY

Your bones are stronger than concrete... by weight.

It sounds unbelievable, but it's true.

Bone is an incredible material. Pound for pound, healthy bone can withstand enormous compressive forces—making it stronger than many common building materials for its weight.

Even more amazing...

Unlike concrete, your skeleton is alive.

Every day your body removes old bone and replaces it with new bone in a process called bone remodelling. This allows your skeleton to adapt to exercise, repair tiny areas of damage and stay as strong as possible.

That's one of the reasons why strength training and regular weight-bearing exercise are so important throughout life.

📚 Evidence

• NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Resource Center
https://www.bones.nih.gov

• Royal Osteoporosis Society
https://theros.org.uk

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📍 Ripponden Clinic & The Physio Rehab Barn, Rishworth
🩺 Physiotherapy | Injections | Shockwave | K-Laser | Rehab | Pilates | Reformer | Strength Classes
📞 0800 0751 641�🌐 www.backtofitnessphysio.com�📅 Book via the link in our bio.