It used to be thought that waiting to start rehabilitation on a muscle strain injury would improve the outcomes and reduce the likelihood of having a re-injury of the same muscle. However research is starting to show that early intervention and loading reduces...
Sprinting is a stressful task for any athlete in any sport. However the idea that you will have less hamstring injuries by sprinting is not popular. Given that high speed running is the most common mechanism of injury, Askling et al, It was interesting to read a...
Of recent there seems to be an increase in the idea that doing more training will lead to better outcomes. Some of this is supported by the fact that recent research shows that increased exposure to training in a particular sport may have a protective effect regarding...
I was recently asked by a patient whether pilates would be beneficial for their back pain. They had experienced back pain on a number of occasions over a period of years and at times was feeling bombarded by information from different sources. After thinking about the...
