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Winston Gordon hopes for last laugh!

April 20th, 2012 · No Comments

  Winston Gordon the current GB Judo number one in the middleweight division and one of Balance’s Olympic Ambassadors has just been featured in the Telegraph! The Balance team have now worked with Winston for over ten years and have helped him return from several potentially career ending injuries. We are still working very closely [...]

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Tags: elite performance · general information · media · Olympics · Physiotherapy · preparation · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · treatment

Winston Gordon Team GB No.1 Middleweight Judo talks to ITV news about how Balance have kept him in peak condition and at the top of his sport for over ten years

February 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Winston Gordon Team GB Judo and current UK number one middleweight was interviewed in the dojo at Ernest Bevan School in Tooting by ITV news this week about his preparation for London 2012 and how the team at Balance Performance Physiotherapy have not only helped him overcome several potentially career ending injuries but also improve [...]

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Tags: Balance · fitness · injury prevention · media · Physiotherapy · rehabilitation · sports event · sports injury · treatment

Run Britain article by Dr Lucy Goldby on the Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill

February 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Dr Lucy Goldby has written a fantastic article on the Alter G treadmill (G-Trainer) that has appeared on Run Britain’s website. Run Britain is the largest online group for road running in the UK. Balance has now had their Alter-G for over three years and firmly believe that a tool is only as good as [...]

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Tags: Alter-G · back pain · education · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · injury prevention · interval training · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · pain free marathon training · Physiotherapy · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · triathlon

Foootball, sports injury and orthopaedic rehab

December 6th, 2011 · No Comments

Sports injury and orthopaedic rehab at Balance Performance Physiotherapy If you’re unfortunate enough to suffer an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture as Lucas Leiva did last week – the Brazil international will miss the rest of the season having injured his left knee during Tuesday’s Carling Cup quarter-final victory at Chelsea – as a professional [...]

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Tags: elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · joint health · orthopaedic · performance · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · surgery · surgery and operations

Ski Injury Physiotherapy

December 1st, 2011 · No Comments

The team at Balance are exceptionally experienced at treating ski and winter sports injuries. Not only do several members of the team ski but all are experienced in treating Orthopaedic injuries. So if you have hurt your knee and ruptured your ACL or torn your mensicus then we can help. Or you may simply want [...]

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Tags: general information · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · rehabilitation · skiing · sports injury · surgery · winter sports

Physiotherapy in Fulham

November 30th, 2011 · No Comments

Balance Performance Physiotherapy is now in Fulham SW6. Several members of our strong team are working from Fulham including our Clinical Director Graham Anderson and founding members Dr Lucy Goldby and Jonathan Lewis. Our practice in Fulham is a large studio based in Fitrooms Gym on North End Road. It is easily accessible from Fulham [...]

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Tags: education · kettlebells · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · running performance · sports injury · strength and conditioning · surgery · Uncategorized

Claire Bennett (No. 2 Great Britain Fencer), talks injury, rehab and Balance Performance Physiotherapy

November 24th, 2011 · No Comments

The Balance team are very proud to have been working with Claire for a while now and have helped her come back from several problems. But don’t let us tell you about it, hear it straight from Claire. Follow the link to read the whole article on Famously Fit’s website. <a href="http://www.famouslyfit.com/celebrity-fitness/claire-bennett-no-2-great-britain-fencer-injury-rehab-and-balance-performance"

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Tags: elite performance · fitness · media · recovery · rehabilitation · sports event · sports injury · Uncategorized

Balance team at the 2011 Virgin London Triathlon

August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

The Balance team of Martina, Keith and Scott were at it again at this weekends Virgin London Triathlon working closely with KT Tape Europe to help the athletes with advice and taping any problems that they may have. The Balance team are becoming old hands having helped athletes at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon and [...]

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Tags: advice · education · fitness · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · KT Tape · performance · physio shop · preparation · recovery · running performance · shop · sports injury · taping · treatment · Uncategorized

Ultimate Six+ Trigger Point Therapy Workshop Friday the 17th June

June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

This fascinating course is aimed at anyone who wants to use Trigger Point Therapy in their professional capacity. You might be a Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Chiropractor, Sports Therapist, Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Sports Coach or even an Athlete. If you work with people who want to perform better, recover faster and prevent injuries from occuring then this [...]

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Tags: classes · education · elite performance · fitness · general information · home training · imbalances · injury prevention · ITB · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · pilates · power · preparation · recovery · running performance · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · swimming · tight · triathlon · Uncategorized · weakness · workshops

POSE® Method – a system for teaching movement

May 13th, 2011 · No Comments

POSE Running workshop on Sunday May 22 at Balance. Balance Performance Physiotherapy is delighted to announce that Naeem Akram the “Running Engineer” is going to be back at Balance next Sunday to host another of his exceptional POSE running workshops. POSE is the only method in the world scientifically proven to reduce knee impact by [...]

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Tags: education · elite performance · fitness · general information · injury prevention · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · preparation · running performance · sports injury