Have you ever signed up for a race or triathlon and you couldn’t train due to injury? Are you tired of niggles slowing your training down, and having to take loads of time off because this joint hurts or that …
I wrote this article for the July 9th Athletics Weekly Magazine link. Not long after the 2012 London Olympics, I spoke with a top UK athlete, and he asked me how did Greg Rutherford stay healthy, reach his potential, and …
With the weather getting better and the long nights here, runners are out in force. While exercise has loads of health benefits, injuries often occur when starting a new workout program. There are a few sporting injuries that women suffer …
Achilles tendon researchers no longer recommend eccentric exercises over doing traditional calf raises (raise and lower). Eccentric exercises are perfectly fine to do, but slow and heavy is the new recommendation in part because patient compliance is better! Here is what …
Every year around this time a steady flow of people, who recently started training for the Great North Run half marathon, come to my office with aches and pains related to running. Some of the most common injuries are: Achilles tendinopathy, plantar …
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Health care providers who use therapy and prescribe exercise, like Manual Therapy UK for more original content, and information on my workshops! A recent systematic review of the effects of upper body warm-up on performance and injury sheds some light on how to …
You hadn’t touched a tennis racket in decades, yet your doctor diagnosed a “tennis elbow”. You have iced it, rested it, stretched it and even had it injected, but your elbow is still sore. Tennis elbow is a type of repetitive …
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Health care providers who use therapy and exercise like Manual Therapy UK for more great original content, and information on my workshops! If a four-time Ironman World Champion triathlete like Chrissie Wellington can have glute and core weakness issues, it …
Patient Guide: Occipital Headaches Tight suboccipital muscles have been linked to headaches(a). Disorders like cervicogenic (neck generated) headaches have been clinically associated with dysfunctions of the upper cervical spine(b), decreased range of motion at the top of the neck is likely …
Plantar Fasciopathy can be a difficult condition to treat. Using current evidenced based therapies and exercises, is essential. Health care providers who use therapy and prescribe exercise, like Manual Therapy UK for more original content, and information on my workshops! …
For more rehab exercise, ART soft tissue therapy, and wellness news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. The top of the hamstring muscle turns into a tendon a few inches from its origin on the pelvis. It is a very common …
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Health care providers who use therapy and prescribe exercise, like Manual Therapy UK for more original content, and information on my workshops! Are the muscles at the top of your neck tight, but you can’t stretch them yourself? Are you turning your whole …
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Duncan Edwards is a CHEK Practitioner, personal trainer, lifestyle coach and co-owner of BodyGuards Gym in Jesmond, Newcastle. If you are looking for a trainer to just count your reps, Duncan is not your man. I have asked him to …
Femoral Acetabular Impingement is also known as hip impingement. Symptoms Pain in the front of the hip, usually made worse by bringing the knee to the chest and rotating the thigh. Cause The ball-shaped head of the thigh bone does not …
Health care providers who use therapy and exercise like Manual Therapy UK for more great original content, and information on my UK workshops! Patient Guide: Lateral Epicondylalgia (LE) aka Tennis Elbow. Research shows Myofascial Release is better than standard therapies. Do …
