Pilates is named after its creator Joseph Pilates (1883-1967), who devised a set of exercises based around what we now call core stability. Joseph Pilates claimed that when practiced regularly and correctly, pilates exer…
Groin pain occurs mostly after injury to one of the adductor muscles. The groin musculature is complicated with highly stressed anchor points and involvement of the pelvis and lumbrosacral spine. Adductor muscles pull th…
The Wings for Life World Run is a unique charity event held in multiple locations across the world. This event was set up by the international not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation, Wings for Life. Their mission…
Stress fractures are overuse injuries. They occur when muscles become fatigued. Fatigued muscles are unable to absorb the load and impact from running, which is therefore transferred to the bone, causing a fracture. Stre…
Chronic ankle instability describes repeated episodes of instability causing recurrent ankle sprains. Chronic instability develops sometimes after a single severe ankle sprain or more often after multiple less severe ank…
One of the most highly anticipated events of recent years has been the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon and this year is certainly no different. The VHI Women’s Mini Marathon quickly became a well-known fitness even…
