Each week Virginia gives us her top tip. These are quick little snippets of advice which, if followed, will make a difference to your well being. Check back regularly to see updates or, if you would like to receive these tips, accompanied by an exercise of the week, delivered by email, let us know. 2018 […]
Recurrent Hamstring Strains
Recurrence of a hamstring strain is incredibly frustrating, not only for the injured person, but also to see as a physiotherapist! A hamstring strain may reoccur if a person suffers a worsening of their original strain, or otherwise, another area of muscle along the muscle/group becomes injured. Commonly this occurs when the person is just […]
Ligament injury of the knee: When to see someone.
Imagine this scenario: You are playing sport on the weekend when you step hard to change direction and your knee buckles underneath you, leaving a sharp searing pain in your knee. You hobble off to the sideline and ice the knee straight away. The next day you go and visit ED who send you for […]
A Physio’s Top 4 Stretches for After a Run
There is a lot of information out there regarding stretching for runners so we have tried to summarise a few key fact to help you with your running-stretch-strategies! Firstly research has shown that static stretching prior to exercise can reduce power output and thus is no longer being promoted for use prior to our runs. […]
Calf Muscle Tears
A torn calf muscle (gastrocnemius) is similar to an Achilles tendon tear or rupture, but occurs higher up in the back of the leg. A sign of a torn calf muscle is similar to that of an Achilles tendon rupture. You may think you’ve just been hit in the leg and potentially hear a “pop.” […]
Thongs / Flip Flops – Pain Triggers
Thongs / Flip-Flops / Jandals (?!)… Are they killing your feet? It might be the depths of winter (brrr..) but some clients here are still in recovery from the Summer-killer: Thongs! What’s so wrong about them? Arch – Thongs generally provide no arch support whatsoever. Over time this can lead your fascia to work […]