Sports Injuries

5 Reasons Why You Should Add Foam Rolling Into Your Routine!

Today I’d like to share with you why I think you should add a foam roller to your exercise and health regime. If you aren’t foam rolling at least twice weekly and you are working out even moderately, you most likely are experiencing some form of muscle tightness. This can affect your ability to exercise …

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Should You Use Heat, Ice, or Both for Injuries?

The question of whether you should you use heat, ice or both has been a frequently asked question at our clinic for a very long time. It’s the topic of a lot of debate.It really does create quite some confusion. The problem is, that both answers are right…it just depends on the circumstances.Let me shed …

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The 3 common mistakes new runners make that increase the risk of injury.

The risk of injury for new runners is significantly higher when common errors are made. The good news is taking these 3 simple steps will reduce the risk of injury and ensure that you enjoy your running this year. If you’ve ever wondered why you get aches and pains or more serious injuries due to …

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Why The Sports Recovery Process is Necessary for Any Athlete!

The after sport recovery process is vital to restore physiological and psychological function to an athlete after both training and competition days. For those athletes that compete in a regular sport, generally on a weekly basis, it is particularly important that they take their recovery seriously. The recovery process is necessary to help minimise the …

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Do you have elbow pain that just won’t resolve?

Today I want to talk to you about a common injury we see here at Back to Health Physiotherapy called extensor tendinopathy, which is more commonly known as “tennis elbow”. Now in most cases we see this injury in athletes and manual workers, however, this highly restrictive injury can strike anyone. Pain can appear suddenly …

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Elbow pain?!

Elbow pain?!            We have the answers:   Lateral elbow pain, tennis elbow, lateral epicondylitis. extensor tendonopathy is all too common in modern society. It is actually caused by repetitive wrist actions (1), not elbow movement. Too much mouse and typing work, repetitive use with tools such as hammer, screwdriver, etc, and household activities …

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