Springbok Home Physio

03/10/2026

02/10/2026

Feel-Good Friday! 🤩 A lovely bit of feedback to end the week.

This lady got in touch because she has Parkinson’s and was feeling a little lost about exercise and what would be most beneficial for her at the moment.

Sometimes having someone listen, talk things through and help you work out where to start is all that’s needed to give you that little bit of confidence. 😊

Thank you for such a lovely review and for sharing your experience! It was a pleasure to meet you! 💚

28/09/2026

Believe me when I say I DO know how difficult it can sometimes be to ‘keep going’…
There are days when getting out of bed, putting one foot in front of the other and facing whatever is in front of you can be HUGE!
But, even when things are difficult, you do have a choice about whether you keep going or give up.
It might only be a tiny step. It might be a slow step. It might even be two steps forward and one step back…
But it’s still moving forward!
So please… choose wisely. 😉🤩
And remember — you don’t have to do everything today. Just keep going. One step at a time.
Keep going. You’ve got this. ❤️

25/09/2026

Most weeks, I get lovely reminders of why I keep doing what I do...
It doesn't really happen overnight and it might not look like huge changes, but to see the smiles after small changes, is why I keep going!
(And my foot is definitely getting better as well 😉)

19/09/2026

Don’t try this at home! 🤪
After successfully managing all 3 options two times, I lost my balance doing option 3 for the third time, felt an almighty CRACK, fell to the floor and now have a very painful, rather swollen foot. 🤦‍♀️

So I’m currently doing ice, elevation and staying off it, while simultaneously wondering how on earth I’m going to feed everyone tonight! 😂

Yes, “that wasn’t supposed to happen…”! 🙈

More to follow once I’ve established whether I can actually walk tomorrow! 😬

19/09/2026

18/09/2026

I saw a lovely new patient this week who has vascular dementia and has gradually become less and less mobile.
I’m not sure he was particularly impressed by the idea of having a physiotherapist turn up at first! 😬
So instead of launching straight into exercises, I asked him a simple question:
“What makes you happy? What do you enjoy?”
His answer, with great pride… FOOTBALL! ⚽
Luckily, I happened to have a little soft, blow-up Pilates ball in my bag. So, before long, we were having a rather enthusiastic game of football in the living room with his daughter-in-law! 😂
And actually, that little game told me far more than a list of traditional exercises probably would have.
I got to see how he moved, what he could do, what motivated him, where he needed a little help — and, most importantly, what made him want to move.
It’s easy to do a typical physio assessment, but that doesn’t necessarily get the person in front of you on your side. Sometimes you just need to find their thing.
And apparently, for this gentleman, it’s football. ⚽❤️
I’ve got a feeling there may be quite a lot of football in our future sessions! 😉

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11/09/2026

A while ago I got an email from Milly Khan, a Neuro-Physiotherapists working at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital explaining the benefits of high intensity exercise for people living with Parkinson’s disease.

In her message she said: "You may not be aware but high intensity exercise is really important for Parkinson’s patients, especially those in the early stages of the disease. When people work at a high HR level an amazing chemical called BDNF is released within the brain.

This chemical increases the brain's ability to change and adapt. Recent research suggests that doing 30-45 minutes of high intensity exercise 3x a week can create new neural pathways in the brain. This supports the theory that exercise may slow the progression of Parkinson’s but more research is needed to confirm this. Either way, exercise has shown to improve people’s walking, balance, sleep and quality of life."

Thank you Milly for inviting me to Guys and St Thomas’ to learn more and to film a special workout for people living with Parkinson's 💙

If you would like to try the workout you can find it on my YouTube Channel “The Body Coach TV”

06/09/2026

“Where does the time go?” — something I think (and probably say!) every day! 😂
Getting back into a routine with the schools starting back is always a bit difficult, and sometimes it feels like life is moving at 100 miles an hour.
Then I saw this quote today: It made me think about how easy it is to feel like things are happening to us, rather than feeling that we have some control over what happens next.

Whether you’re living with pain, recovering from an injury, struggling with your mobility, managing a neurological condition, or simply feeling less confident in what your body can do, there are often things we can work on to help you feel more in control and keep moving forward.

You might not be able to change everything, but sometimes taking that first step is enough to get you back in the pilot’s seat. ✈️

If you’re struggling with pain, mobility or confidence in your movement and think physiotherapy might help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.