Physiotherapy

Common Growth-Related Injuries

During adolescence, growth spurts can cause a range of physical changes in children/teenagers. Whilst these changes are normal, it’s important that parents and their child/adolescent understand why these common growth-related injuries occur. Knowing how to reduce the risk of developing these conditions and/or knowing how treat them if they do...

Whiplash

Throughout your lifetime it is likely that you will be involved in a car accident at some stage, some will be more severe than others but hopefully they will be minor and injury free. However, even if the accident is minor, you can still suffer from something called Whiplash or Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). Whiplash injury is the most ...

Nutrition and Exercise

Nutrition for exercise is an ongoing balance and should be planned out, well in advance, with a structured approach. We will target the event day pre-race nutrition and recovery. These are the general guidelines that will need to be tailored to your specific requirements of your event and daily energy requirements. These two areas of nu...

Back to the future you

Well it's that time of year again. The transition from winter to spring and a time that most individuals come out of hibernation and start throwing themselves back into regular activity and exercise whilst enjoying more modest temperatures rather than the bitter cold of winter. It's now the time to look at building back into some ...

Hamstring Muscle Strain

What Is It? A hamstring muscle strain refers to a tear in the muscle group which covers the back of the thigh. How Does It Happen? A hamstring muscle strain typically occurs when the muscle is contracted with excessive force in a stretched position. This commonly occurs during running or sprinting just before or after the foot hit...

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