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Twisted your ankle in football? Four stages of rehabilitation for the high ankle sprain
What is it? A syndesmotic or ‘high’ ankle sprain involves injury to the ligaments surrounding the contact point of the tibia (shin bone)...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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How to fix the painful groin and get back to football
What is groin strain? Groin strains are muscle strains to any of the adductor muscles on your inner thigh. Typically, strains come on...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jun 23, 20234 min read
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How to fix your knee pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome) in 8 weeks
Are you experiencing nagging knee pain in your barbell squats or even just simply climbing stairs? No matter how many massages you go for...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 23, 20234 min read
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Are you a coper?
ACL Surgery vs. Conservative Management ACL rupture is perhaps the most notorious injury in the sporting world. It is one of the most...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 17, 20233 min read
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Patellar dislocation - help me get back to sports!
You can ask the person who had their first knee dislocation out on the field how it felt and 9 times out of 10 they will tell you it was...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Muscle Fatigue in Soccer Players
Sporting competitions, even recreational, can be fierce. So the athletes’ training program is always go-go-go. Without proper coaching,...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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Hamstring Injury in Football Players
Hamstring muscle strain is one of the most common injuries in sports that involve high-speed running, jumping, kicking and rapid change...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Oct 18, 20225 min read
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Five things to consider for your warm up routine
Skipping warm-ups before your game? Bad idea! We have probably all been told that “you should do some warm-ups before doing your game”....
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 25, 20224 min read
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Returning to Sport after ACL Surgery
While returning to sport after ACL surgery seems like a daunting task, thankfully it is a process well researched. The expected time to...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 20, 20225 min read
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Ankle Sprain Rehab for Football Players
Are you a football player with a recently sprained ankle? Chances are you’re not alone. Ankle sprains are very common amongst football...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 13, 20225 min read
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Medial Ankle Sprain
What is a medial ankle sprain? A medial ankle sprain is a specific kind of ankle sprain that occurs when rolling your ankle outwards,...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Anterior ankle impingement
If you're experiencing persistent pain at the front of your ankle, then you may have anterior ankle impingement. Keep reading below to...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Sep 9, 20214 min read
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Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 3: Leg Asymmetry
Have you ever thought about which leg is your dominant leg? Whether you are left foot dominant like Messi or right foot dominant like...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 13, 20214 min read
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Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 2: hamstring and quadriceps (H/Q ratio)
Continuing from our previous blog, Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 1 - Growth Spurt, this blog explores the...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 5, 20216 min read
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Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI)
Have you ever landed awkwardly on your feet while playing sports, or twisted your foot over an uneven surface? What we know as a common...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 1 - Growth Spurt
Young elite football players between 10 and 19 years of age are at a high risk of injury incidence. On average rapid growth occurs around...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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Sports injury: cork thigh
Corked your leg? "Oh, just walk it off!" your teammate may say. In hindsight, they are probably right after considering the current...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jun 16, 20214 min read
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Osgood what?
Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, hard to pronounce, possibly even harder to treat. That is, without targeted physiotherapy expertise....
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 31, 20214 min read
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A pain in the butt - a closer look at hamstring tendinopathy
A pain in the butt. This is what some might describe an injury called a proximal hamstring tendinopathy. That’s because it quite...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 25, 20213 min read
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Top 5 things to do after intense exercise
After an intense workout session you are left sore, stiff and in pain for the next 2-3 days. Each time you try to move you can hear your...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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