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Evidence-based information for better decisions about pain and movement.

Clear, practical guidance to help you understand common musculoskeletal symptoms, ask the right questions and feel more confident about the next step.

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Fall prevention starts with understanding your risk

Practical support to help you stay active and independent.

Falls can affect confidence as well as physical health. Our fall prevention programme is designed to understand why you may feel unsteady, identify the factors that can increase your risk and create a clear plan around your own goals.

We look at strength, balance, walking, movement and everyday routines, then use treatment, targeted exercise and practical advice to help you feel safer in the places that matter most.

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Weak muscles, particularly in the legs

New, severe or rapidly worsening symptoms need individual medical advice. Seek urgent help for symptoms such as major trauma, fever or feeling unwell with severe back pain, new weakness, or new changes to bladder or bowel control.

Back pain: myths & facts

Common beliefs, explained with a
more helpful perspective.

Low back pain is common and can be worrying. For many people, the focus is on keeping
active, gradually returning to normal activity and using an approach that fits their needs and
capabilities.

Myth

“Moving always makes my back worse.”

Fact

For most non-specific back pain, gentle, gradual movement is helpful. Staying active and returning to normal activities at a manageable pace is usually encouraged rather than prolonged rest.

Myth

“I should avoid all exercise and weights.”

Fact

Exercise can be adapted to your current symptoms, confidence and ability. Strength work may be appropriate for some people when introduced gradually with suitable technique, load and guidance.

Myth

“A scan will show exactly what is wrong.”

Fact

Scans are useful in some circumstances, but they are not routinely needed for every episode of low back pain. A clinician considers your symptoms, examination and whether imaging would change your care.

Myth

“Pain always means I am damaging something.”

Fact

Pain is real, but the intensity of pain and the amount of tissue damage do not always match exactly. Recovery can be influenced by physical health, sleep, stress, confidence, activity and the nervous system.

Read NICE guidance on low back pain and sciatica ↗

Understand persistent pain

Short videos worth watching.

These external educational videos may help explain why persistent pain is complex and why
recovery is often about more than one single treatment.

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Youtube

Pain in 5 Minutes

A short introduction to the experience of pain.

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Youtube

The Complexity of Pain

A useful overview of the different factors that can influence pain.

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Youtube

Tame the Beast

An animation that explores persistent pain and the nervous system.

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Further support

Resources for people living with pain.

The Physiotherapy Pain Association has collected practical resources covering persistent pain management, keeping active, wellbeing and accessible information.

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Osteoarthritis: myths & facts

Movement is usually part of managing osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is often diagnosed from a clinical assessment rather than a scan alone. In adults aged 45 or over, NICE says it can usually be diagnosed clinically when there is activity-related joint pain and no morning stiffness, or stiffness lasting no longer than 30 minutes, unless there are atypical features.

Exercise does not automatically damage an arthritic joint. A personalised exercise plan can build strength, support movement and improve confidence. Some discomfort when starting or progressing exercise can happen, so the plan should be tailored and progressed appropriately.
Read NICE osteoarthritis guidance

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Clinical assessment first

Scans may be needed where there are atypical features or another diagnosis is suspected, but are not routinely required for every person with possible osteoarthritis.

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Exercise is core care

Therapeutic exercise can include local strengthening and general aerobic fitness, tailored to the person and their goals.

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Shirley, Solihull

387 Stratford Road
Shirley, B90 3BW

Olton, Solihull

114 Lyndon Road,
Olton, B92 7RQ

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