Race Day Tips for Runners
Former Elite Marathon runner Paul Evans gives his inside hints and tips on how to make the most of race day for any big city
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Preventing Football Injuries (Soccer)
Probably 75% of Football injuries are preventable. The best protection from injury is correct warm-up and conditioning which can help you avoid unnecessary injury that
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Hip Pointer
A hip pointer occurs following an impact to the iliac crest at the front/top of your hip bone. It is common in contact sports such
Patellar Tendonitis / Jumper’s knee
Patellar tendonitis (also known as patellar tendinopathy or Jumper’s knee) is an overuse injury that causes pain at the front of the knee, specifically at
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Contracting The Core Muscles
Contracting the core muscles using the correct technique is essential to benefit from core strengthening exercises. This is the first stage of learning core stability
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Types Of Stretching Exercises
Static, dynamic, PNF and ballistic are all types of stretching exercises. Here we explain each and when to use them. What is static stretching? Static,
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Medial Calcaneal Nerve Entrapment
Medial calcaneal nerve entrapment has similar symptoms to that of tarsal tunnel syndrome. Pain radiates from the inside of the ankle, under the heel and
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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome occurs when a nerve becomes impinged, causing burning pain with pins and needles or numbness in the heel and arch of the
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Skin Conditions Of The Foot
Skin conditions of the foot are common in sports and many cases are easily avoidable. They include athlete’s foot, blisters, corns, calluses, and verruca. Medically
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Toe Pain
Here we explain the common injuries which cause sudden, or gradual onset toe pain. Medically reviewed by Dr Chaminda Goonetilleke, 20th Jan. 2022 Gradual onset
Midfoot Pain
Pain in the middle of the foot can develop gradually through overuse, or suddenly following direct trauma such as a sprained ankle. Common causes include
Elbow Muscles
The elbow muscles include the triceps brachii, brachioradialis, brachialis, biceps brachii, pronator teres, pronator quadratus, and anconeus. Here we explain the muscles of the elbow
Knee Muscles
The knee joint muscles flex (bend) and extend (straighten) the knee. They consist of the hamstrings at the back of the thigh, the quadriceps at
Ankle Muscles
The ankle muscles include the gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior, tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus and
Wrist & Hand Muscles
The wrist and hand are controlled by a group of muscles with some pretty long names—like flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor carpi ulnaris,
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