Acute Injury Management: What to do next? Whether you engage in high-intensity sport or you’ve been doing gentle exercise, injuries are not uncommon. Putting our body under stress can lead to damage to ligaments and muscles, joints and bones. Typically, injuries recover quickly. However, if left untreated, acute injuries can morph into chronic conditions that […]
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Do you get a sharp, debilitating pain in your shoulder when you are performing tasks like brushing your hair, putting on certain clothes or showering? During these movements, where you raise your arm out to the side and then upwards over your head, do you alternate between no pain and pain? For example, during the […]
WHAT IS ACHILLES TENSONOSIS The Achilles Tendon is the largest tendon in the body absorbing load, enduring strain and risks injury and rupture from a variety of activities and sports including running, jumping and acceleration/deceleration. Achilles Tendonosis refers to a degenerative change in the tendon usually occurring from failed healing or repetitive trauma to the […]
It’s almost hard to believe there is now a term for a medical condition caused by too much screen time! The reality is (sad or not) that our postures have changed based on our cultural and lifestyle choices.‘Text’ Neck is an overuse syndrome or a repetitive stress injury to the neck caused by holding your […]
It’s not surprising that about 15% of all running injuries strike the foot. With each step your feet absorb a force several times your body weight. While the foot is in motion during running, the plantar fascia, a thick elastic tissue that stretches from the heel to the base of the toes, works with the […]
Rugby is a fast-moving and high-intensity team sport. The game can be played for fun and fitness as well as a professional career. The enjoyment comes from all ages and at all levels of rugby from a tag rugby tournament up to elite level. As we are constantly reminded of the importance of physical activity […]
The Achilles tendon is the tendon at the back of the ankle, connecting the calf muscle (gastrocnemius) to the heel. If your Achilles is sore during or after riding you may have Achilles tendinopathy. Inflammation, micro-tears or compromised blood flow, often caused by overuse, could put a stop to your riding season. Quite often it […]
Swimming is one of the most popular sports in the world. We swim in the sea, pools, lakes, streams, rivers and even ponds. And given 70% of the Earth’s surface is water, we’re not short of opportunities. Swimming is considered a ‘low-impact’ sport due to the fact that the water supports a large percentage of […]
Tennis is one of the most popular sports throughout the world, with approximately 75 million participants worldwide. It is a sport that you can play at every age and at every level. Children can start playing from the age of 4, using softer, slower balls and smaller rackets on modified courts to make the game easier […]
DON’T RUN INTO PAIN Loading forces/stress on the leg of each stride during running is 2.5-3x body weight, there is an 79% chance of experiencing at least one injury per year. Literature has identified that 80% of running injuries come from overuse (a mismatch between the resilience of soft tissues and running load) and that nearly […]
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