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Practical advice, insights and news from across Walnut Grove Clinic and Walnut Grove Studio.
25th June, 2026

How Shockwave Therapy Kick-Starts Stubborn Tendon Repair

By Steve Harper

If you’ve been dealing with a nagging tendon problem that just won’t go away, you’re definitely not alone. At Walnut Grove Clinic, we regularly see people who’ve been struggling for...

22nd January, 2026

Why Pre-Op Rehab Matters

By Tom Riddell

Walnut Grove sports rehabilitator and massage therapist Tom Riddell explains the importance of building a better baseline before surgery. Surgery isn’t where recovery begins, it’s where it continues. Pre-operative rehabilitation,...

20th January, 2025

Hyaluronic Acid injections

By Kathryn Harper

Some of you have probably heard about hyaluronic acid by now and its benefits as it has taken the skin world by storm, helping people to keep that youthful appearance...

20th June, 2024

Acupuncture for Arthritis

By Dr Tong

Around 10 million people in the UK are thought to have arthritis. Osteoarthritis, ‘wear and tear’ is a degenerative condition and is the most common type of arthritis in the...

19th February, 2024

What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

By Kathryn Harper

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a similar growth condition to Severs disease which affects the Achilles tendon area but this time the area affected is the growth plate at the front of...

17th November, 2023

Orthotics: The what, how & why?

By Lisa Williams

A lot of people suffering from knee pain, foot pain, tight calves and the like don’t realise that custom orthotics can reduce these symptoms. How amazing it would be if...

18th August, 2023

Sporting Adolescents and Me

By Linda Isaacs

As an MSK physiotherapist, I treat a wide range of problems, injuries and pains. I treat all ages, but I’ve developed a specialised knowledge area in injuries and problems in...

18th August, 2023

Ostenil aka Hyaluronic Acid injections

By Kathryn Harper

Some of you have probably heard about hyaluronic acid by now and its benefits as it has taken the skin world by storm, helping people to keep that youthful appearance...

19th July, 2022

What can shockwave therapy do for you?

By Zara Ford

At Walnut Grove we have invested in a Radial Shockwave machine because it has been shown in numerous studies to help with persistent tendon problems such as Plantar fasciopathy (previously...

18th August, 2021

Delayed surgery

By Zara Ford

Millions of people are now waiting and worried, are you one of them? Covid-19 continues to have a severe impact upon planned surgery in the UK and dealing with the...

20th June, 2021

Shockwave Therapy

By Zara Ford

Shockwave Therapy is a treatment method for a variety of soft tissue injuries.  It works by passing shockwaves (intense but short energy sound waves) into the painful tissues. Also known...