Posts in “Injury”
Get Rid Of Your Pain In The Butt!
Do you often get a pain in the glutes like a deep niggling pain in the buttock or an aching pain in the lower back, or a sharp pain that shoots down your leg? This could be due to something more simple than you thought. I have recently seen several people with similar symptoms which […]
Read articleUpper Body Dynamic Warm Up
Following last weeks dynamic warm up for the lower body, here is an upper body dynamic warm up. This is a great way of ensuring any pain or discomfort in the upper body is minimised during your workout. Muscles of the core and the shoulder, especially those situated around the back and the shoulder blades, […]
Read articleLower Body Dynamic Warm Up
Are you someone who struggles with little niggles or injuries that creep into your training life? Do you often wonder the best way to reduce these niggles and make sure we are prepared and ready for your session ahead? Look no further, this article focuses on some great ideas for a lower body dynamic warm […]
Read articleKnee Pain Essential Exercises
Ieuan’s Five Knee Pain Essential Exercises Any acute trauma to the knee or prolonged knee pain should be examined by a medical or health expert. However, if you have notice noticed a minor nagging pain in the knee during or after periods of activity this article will offer my top 5 knee pain essential exercises […]
Read articleHow To Avoid A Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries are one of the most common in running, sprinting, and sport involving deceleration and kicking (think football). The hamstrings are often imbalanced in relation the the quadriceps, this occurs due to the nature of the two groups naturally. i.e the quadriceps are pennated and larger, whereas the hamstrings are fusiform and smaller in […]
Read articleIeuan’s Advice for Painful Squats
Pain In The Butt!! The hip, pelvis, and lower back can be collectively known as the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. This is an area that has various muscles acting around it and all it takes is a shortening or weakness of these muscles to cause havoc. Rather than bore you with every possible scenario that could be […]
Read articleIeuan’s Top Tips For Injury Recovery
Injury can be a very frustrating thing for us, especially when fitness, training or sport play such a big part in our lives. It is often seen as a major threat to our goals and progressions which means we often rush ourselves back to training or don’t do enough of the rehabilitation side of things. […]
Read articleTraining with Shoulder Pain or Shoulder Impingement
Many people get shoulder pain, and are told it is shoulder impingement, but shoulder impingement in itself is not a diagnosis so to fully rectify the problem you should seek an professional assessment and advice on how to overcome the underlying cause of the impingement. However, if you still have that urge to train and […]
Read articleExercises For Ankle Rehabilitation
Exercise Rehabilitation for Ankle Injuries At some point in our lives we will all have or will “twist” or roll our ankles. In some cases this will be more severe than others. Whether we experience a higher or lower grade sprain, or even a fracture, many people will continue to suffer for months, years, or […]
Read articleBenefits of Sports Massage
The use of sports massage as a preparation or recovery tool for sport and exercise seems to be getting more and more popular. If we understand how it works we can understand what the benefits of sports massage are. What is Sports Massage? Sports massage is a manual technique where a therapist will use their […]
Read articleHernia Recovery Exercises
Hernias and Rehabilitation If you have suffered from a hernia and are looking to get back into activity safely without re-injury or exacerbating your hernia it is important to address the commonly weak areas that may have contributed to the development of a hernia. In a lot of cases with hernias a weakness in the […]
Read articlePreventing A Hernia During Exercise
What Is A Hernia? A hernia occurs when a portion of an organ (usually the intestine) protrudes through a defect in a muscle or soft tissue. This defect is usually a small tear or rupture allowing the organ tissue to be pushed through. A hernia can occur in several areas of the groin and abdomen […]
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