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During the current pandemic many people are working from home and potentially sitting for longer periods of the day compared to being in the office. This combined with a reduction in daily activity can contribute to poor circulation and as a result, many people are searching for compression socks on the internet to help improve circulation. But do these actually work? In this article we look at the benefits of improving circulation as well as how compression socks can help.

Poor posture can be a leading cause of back problems and is something we need to be consciously thinking about especially with the current restrictions around the world. Here are our top tips for improving your posture and reducing the risk of back problems.

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is a serious and widespread matter. Alex Clark, Neo G's in-house physiotherapist, gives his top advice for how people can prevent and treat this common condition.

If you’ve ever been unlucky enough to suffer from runner’s knee, you’ll be familiar with how frustrating and painful this common condition can be. This common ailment, which can inflict runners and other athletes alike, causes a dull pain behind or around the top of the kneecap and accounts for up to 25% of all running injuries...

Skiing and snowboarding are some of the world’s most popular winter activities, but they come with a risk, with an estimated 600,000 people getting injured on the slopes every year.Here at Neo G we’re all about staying safe, active and enjoying what you love, so here’s some top tips for preventing the most common ski injuries....

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time for expectant mothers but the back and leg pain that often comes alongside pregnancy? Not so wonderful. Back and leg pain are fairly common complaints among mothers to be, but sometimes the usual discomfort can be more severe, leading to a certain type of nerve pain called sciatica...

 

Neo G’s expert advice for maintaining an active lifestyle while injured – including best types of exercises to do while injured, top techniques for minimising impact and facilitating injury rehabilitation and the top therapies which help to prevent and eliminate injuries…

We’d all like to know the secret to eternal youth and luckily for you, our new research might just have revealed the answer. We surveyed 1,000 people and asked the over 50s the day-to-day activities they did that kept them feeling young at heart. The secret? Exercise! 

Hot & Cold Therapy: A great way to significantly reduce all kinds of pain from arthritis to muscle tears. Most of us, at some point, will have held a bag of frozen peas on a bumped knee or ran a hot bath for an achy back… but if this is the case, how does Hot & Cold Therapy still manage to confuse everyone? Which type of therapy should you use for pain relief – Hot or Cold?

Using Hot or Cold therapy can be helpful for a variety of injuries and conditions. There are lots of options available on the market, from instant single use solutions to the last resort option of a bag of frozen peas....