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Tailbone Injury – Everything you Need to Know
The tailbone or coccyx is the final segment of the vertebral column. Coccyx pain or discomfort can also be known as coccydynia. When it comes to a tailbone injury, most occur in women as the female pelvis is wider, leavi…
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Most Common Toe Injuries from Running
The big toe may only be small, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t escape injury. This is particularly true for runners, as the big toe serves a critical function, creating leverage to generate forward momentum when you…
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How to Recover from a Quad Strain
The Quadriceps The quad is the muscle located at the front of the thigh and comprises of four separate muscles to make up the quadriceps unit. This includes vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and rect…
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Achilles Tendon Rupture: Everything you Need to Know
The achilles tendon is a strong fibrous cord at the back of the ankle that connect the calf muscles to the heel bone. An achilles tendon rupture typically happens during recreational sport involving, running or jumping. …
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Triathlon Training Part 2: Injury Prevention and Recovery
In part one of this triathlon two-part series, I discussed how to prepare for a triathlon as a beginner. In this post, I delve into discussing injury prevention and how to assist your body in recovering post triathlon. …
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Triathlon Training Part 1: How to Prepare
What is a Triathlon? Triathlon is an endurance sport that involves the completion of three continuous and sequential disciplines. Individual athletes or a relay team complete a swimming, cycling and running segment, wit…
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Top Tips for Exercising with Asthma
What is Asthma? In Ireland there is over 400,000 people living with asthma. It is a condition that affects the airways that carry air in and out within the lungs. With asthma these airways become over sensitive, causing…
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What Causes Male Pelvic Pain?
Male pelvic pain which is also known as chronic prostatitis (CP) or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a type of prostatitis. It is the most common form, accounting for 90% of prostatitis cases. CPPS is a non-bacteri…
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What is Causing my Thoracic Pain?
The thoracic spine is the largest part of the spine. It runs from the base of the neck to the lower back region, below the rib cage. The thoracic spine is comprised of 12 vertebral bones and is the spinal attachment for …
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The Importance of Core Strength and Stability
What are the Core Muscles? The core are one of the most active muscle groups in the body. Whether you are walking, running, playing tennis, or even the simplest of daily activities such as putting the groceries away, yo…
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How Physiotherapy Can Help Stroke Patients
Stroke Awareness Week is running this week from the 23-28th of April. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness of stroke and how to prevent and treat this medical event. Research has indicated that one in five peop…
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How to Prevent Muscle Cramps While Running
Muscle cramps are a sudden, involuntary and extremely painful contraction of the muscle that almost every athlete has experienced at some stage. The most common muscle cramps for runners tend to occur in the calves, whic…
