The Putney Clinic

We can suffer injuries to the body from going about our daily routines. Over the years there has been a change in how active we are in our everyday lives with many people sitting for the majority of the working day, driving to and from work and working much longer hours. These changes have resulted in less time being spent outdoors and not getting enough exercise. Such changes play a significant role in the reasons why we have seen a rise in the number of people suffering from injuries and general aches and pains.

The most common form of injury is back pain with up to 80% of us likely to suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. Other common areas of the body that suffer injuries include the neck, shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle.

We have put together a fact sheet of information about the causes of common injuries such as back pain and what simple tips on how to manage the pain and to help prevent injury in the first place: