Marathon Must-Knows: Common Challenges and How to Tackle Them
When planning to run a marathon there are things to think about before, during and after the race. Here are some tips.
Preparation and Recovery Tips Irish Life Dublin Marathon
When planning to run a marathon there are things to think about before, during and after the race. Here are some tips.
How do I know if I sprained my ankle?
Ankle sprains ordinarily occur during exercise or sports requiring a rapid change of direction, jumping and landing. However, an ankle sprain can also occur from something as simple as missing a step or rolling your ankle on an uneven surface.
Quad Strain Recovery
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 rectus femoris.
Muscle Contusion: Benefits of Physiotherapy Treatment
A muscle contusion results from a bruise of the muscle following a direct blow or repeated blows to a part of the body. This resulting in crushing of the muscle fibres underneath.
Pilates and Hip Pain - How it helps
Joint pain and Pilates go hand in hand because one of the biggest benefits of this exercise is the ability for it to strengthen muscles and increase joint mobility.
Recovering from an Ankle Sprain
Regardless of the severity of the ankle injury, rehabilitation and strengthening must be carried out in order to prevent ongoing disability, avoid recurrent ankle sprains, or chronic ankle instability in the future.
Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries are most common in sports that require rapid acceleration/deceleration, change of direction, jumping and kicking.