Corked your leg? "Oh, just walk it off!" your teammate may say. In hindsight, they are probably right after considering the current evidence base. But what exactly is a corked or dead leg and how can you best manage it? What is a 'cork'? The medical term for your pain is a contusion where an external body applies a traumatic blow to your muscle. Contusions are a common injury in sports and without appropriate care may prolong return to high level activity and possibly develop

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV is one of the most common vestibular disorders affecting up to 50% of the population at some time in their lives. What is it? BPPV is a vestibular condition when tiny crystals in your inner ear break loose and fall into the wrong part of the ear canal. These dislodged crystals over-stimulate the nerves that detect head movement. The brain then receives these messages and interprets the information as the head is spinning even thoug

Badminton is currently recognized as one of the fastest racket sports in the Olympics, the fastest badminton smash recorded competitively is 426km/h! Now not everyone will be able to smash at that crazy speed, but there are a few things you can do to help improve your smash. Technique We can’t stress over how important technique is when it comes to delivering a badminton smash. We've seen many players who can bench 120kg but is unable to deliver a powerful smash. Why is that?

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 muscle fibres screaming ‘Stop moving!’ Sounds familiar? Okay maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration, but most people reading this blog post will have experienced muscle soreness (or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - DOMS) before. Why do we get sore? Before we start talking about how to recover faster, it‘s important to understand what is caus

Even if you aren't a football fan, you have probably heard of FIFA. But have you ever heard of the FIFA 11+? What is it? The FIFA 11+ is an injury prevention program developed by international experts specifically tailored for football players ages 14 or older as a warm-up programme prior to training. By completing the FIFA 11+ program at least twice a week, ACL injuries in female players aged 13-18 can be substantially reduced by 50%. Evidence has shown that there would also

Thinking of strengthening your glutes? Try the monster walk! The monster walk is an exercise many will have done before. It includes placing a band around the knees or ankles and sidestep in a mini squat position. This exercise is often used to activate the glutes and TFL (Tensor Fasciae Latae) muscles 💪 In a recent study, it was shown that by simply moving the band down to the feet, the activation of the glutes and TFL significantly increased compared to the traditional met

When it comes to golf, in order to improve your golf swing we need to work on 2 critical factors, flexibility 🤸🏼 and strength 🏋🏼 Here we have one of our clients Des demonstrating some exercises working on core control, thoracic mobility, hip strength, and shoulder strength and control. Core control: Our core is the foundation of all our movements, without a strong core, it will be like building a house on top of sand. Training the core allows the body to become more stab

We have recently got our hands on a set of ROXPro - a set of tactile pods that use innovative technology for training and rehabilitation. We are really excited to try them out. Read on to find out what is ROXPro and what we've been doing with them! What is ROXPro? ROXPro is a device that uses light, sound, vibration and motion sensor technology to provide multi-sensory feedback to enhance performance and training. Through the interactive sport-science-backed scenarios, it hel

Now you may think of Cryotherapy as the latest sport's science phenomena used by elite athletes. These athletes enter a cold tank, sit for around 5 minutes, and walk out feeling as good as new. However, Cryotherapy is actually any use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Today we are going to discuss the applications of cryotherapy and it's physiological significance in injury management. How does Cryotherapy work? Cryotherapy works by transferring energy away from the tar

Today we are going to discuss the benefits of boxing and why it is such an effective way to improve your health and well being. Now although boxing is one of the best ways to learn self defense, it is also one of the best ways to stay in shape and improve your physical and mental condition. Many people think of boxing as simply throwing punches. And sure enough, with poor punching technique, it is quite an effective pure arm workout. However, in order to produce effective te

Last week we talked about the core sliders, this week we will be talking about the PTP reaction ball! What is reaction time and why bother? Reaction time is defined as the time taken to for an electrical signal evoked by sensory stimuli to travel to the brain, for this signal to be processed, and then for the response signal generated by the brain to travel back down the spinal cord and to the rest of the body. Reaction time is dependent on the brain's ability to integrate s

If you've been to the gym recently, you may have noticed the latest trend in fitness -resistance bands. But is it just a trend? Today we are going to assess and evaluate the functional applications of Breathe Physio and Pilate's latest product, PTP Resistance Bands. What are PTP Resistance Bands? PTP Resistance bands are a simple yet effective way to engage your muscles and see functional results without spending money on expensive gym equipment. As suggested by their name, t

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