Tips on Footcare before the Marathon
Our feet absorb the greatest amount of force in our body when running. When it comes to preparing for the marathon, most of us tend to forget about our feet.
Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries are most common in sports that require rapid acceleration/deceleration, change of direction, jumping and kicking.
Latest Research on Managing Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow, more appropriately called lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is one of the most common work or sport related arm injuries.
What is Iliopsoas Strain?
An iliopsoas strain is most commonly caused by sudden movements such as sprinting, kicking and changing direction while running.
Pilates exercises for lower back pain
Low back pain is often caused by structural imbalances in the body. Poor core strength, pelvic instability, muscle imbalances, poor posture and lack of body awareness are all factors which overload joints.
Avoiding Injury before the Marathon
Listen to your body and the warning signs it is giving. The two main injury risk factors during marathon training are increasing training load too quickly, and continuing to train with a previous injury
Subacromial bursitis – what is it and how can physiotherapy help
A bursa is a sac of fluid that prevents friction between tendons and bone. The most common injured bursa tends to be the subacromial bursa in the shoulder.