What is a sprained ankle?
Sprained ankle? What is a sprained ankle? Well the term is applied to a soft tissue injury at the ankle joint but there are a number of possible injuries that this term may be used to describe. As a sports physiotherapist you assess the area to identify the tissues involved and the type/grade of injury. […]
Recreational runners get less osteoarthritis.
Running does not lead to osteoarthritis. So the research is clear recreational runners have a lower occurrence of knee and hip osteoarthritis compared to sedentary individuals and competitive runners, according to a new international study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT). Researchers in Spain, Sweden, the United States and […]
No gain but plenty of pain – new year fitness resolutions!
Why do we see an increase in patients injured trying to do the right thing after New Year? The human body has a fantastic capacity to adapt to physical stress. The physical stress placed on the body during exercise is good for us all, so why does it often lead to injury? Well the simple fact […]
Understanding Pain
Understanding Pain The vast majority of our patients come to see us because they are in pain. Understanding pain and the useful protective mechanism it provides for the body is crucial to helping patients recover. When recovery is outwith normal tissue healing we call it ‘persistent pain’ and patients often struggle to understand why things […]