Advice & guides

Ascenti Physiotherapist, Chris Stokes, provides advice on recovery following a respiratory illness like coronavirus.

It's now quite common for people who would usually work in an office to work from home, either full or part-time. Here are some tips for home workers to keep healthy and mobile.

Physiotherapist and Women’s Health Lead at Ascenti, Kirsty Lee shares five tips for pregnancy during self-isolation to help keep you healthy at home.

Working from home might be causing you long-term problems including back and neck pain. Take our quick quiz to find out whether your home office is up to the job.

Don’t let your temporary workstation cause you permanent problems. Here are five simple stretches that you can do whilst working from home to keep you healthy.

Slips, trips and falls are a fact of life, but there are things that we can all do to prevent mishaps that may lead to injury.

Ascenti physiotherapist Laura Slocombe shares some simple adjustments you can make to help reduce the risk of aches, pains or injury and create a more comfortable and productive home working environment. 

Working from home? Here's how to get yourself set up with a good ergonomic office space to help you to reduce pain, avoid injury and keep productivity up.

Sciatica during pregnancy is not something that you have to put up with - learn more about the symptoms, causes and effective treatment of pregnancy-related sciatica.

Sciatica is a common complaint that can be extremely painful, but you do not have to put up with it. Find out more about what it is, what causes it and how you can treat it.

Lovely Figueroa is an Ascenti Physiotherapist based in the East Midlands. The sudden onset of neck pain and stiffness when you wake up is a common condition that can be very worrying. Lovely explains why this happens, what you should do and how to prevent future problems.

Afsaneh Abedi is an Ascenti Physiotherapist based in the East Midlands. Having worked in a hospital setting and with a keen interest in musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy, Afsaneh has seen many ankle injuries. Here is her expert advice about ankle sprains and how to manage them.