Warm Up & Cool Down – Why?
It is important to warm up before exercise and cool down after. The two main reasons for this are to improve performance and to decrease
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Tennis Elbow Brace
A tennis elbow brace or tennis elbow strap is a popular aid for treating and recovering from tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis). There are a number
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Dislocated Knee
A dislocated knee occurs when the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone) move apart. This is different from a patella dislocation where the
Plyometric Exercises
Plyometrics or plyometric exercises are a form of strengthening exercise, incorporating jumping, bounding, and hopping movements, which work to increase power in the muscles. Power
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Radial Head Fracture (Elbow)
A radial head fracture is a break to the radius bone in the forearm just below the elbow joint. It usually occurs as a result
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Headaches In Sport
Headaches are an extremely common complaint. They vary in pain intensity, pattern, and location from individual to individual. Although irritating the majority of headaches do
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Plaster Casts
Plaster Casts are used in the treatment of fractures (broken bones). Their purpose is to immobilise the body part to allow the two parts of
Choosing Running Shoes
Choosing running shoes, as every runner knows, is fundamental to any training regime and subsequent competitive performance. For runners, selecting a new set of high-performing
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Foam Roller Exercises
Self-myofascial release is a way of stretching the fascia yourself, without a therapist to do it for you. In most cases, this is done using
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Sinding Larsen Johansson Lesion
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Lesion or syndrome affects young athletes and children causing pain at the front of the knee, at the lowest point of the patella or
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Gait Analysis
Gait is the way in which we move our whole body from one point to another, usually by walking, running, hopping, etc. Gait analysis assesses
Tennis Injuries
Here we look at some of the most common injuries in the game of Tennis, as well as what you can do to try to
Skiing Injuries
Although skiing has a reputation as a dangerous sport, research has shown that general skiing injury rates have reduced by 50% over the last fifteen
Ice Hockey Injuries
Ice hockey injuries are common because it is a dangerous sport due. It involves high speeds, slippery surfaces, sharp blades and a solid puck travelling
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Field Hockey Injuries
Field hockey injuries are similar to other field sports such as soccer due to the sudden bursts of speed and changes of direction. Hardball and
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