The wrists are complex joints that are made up of the two bones in the forearm, the ulna and the radius, and the eight carpal bones – the bones in […]

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Working in the medical and fitness industries when it comes to ankle injuries, or any injury, two of the comments that I hear most often are “ankle injuries are just […]

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The body is made up of components that are interconnected with one another. These components are seen as parts that make up the human movement system. The key integrated systems […]

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According to the Titleist Performance Institute low back pain is by far the most common injury picked up by golfers. Data from over 31000 golfers showed a 28% incidence of […]

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Whether you are a runner, weight lifter, swimmer or a regular gym goer, everyone has some sort of shoulder issue. Shoulders are used in almost every movement done for your […]

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We live in a world today where back pain is so prevalent, you’ll be lucky to talk to someone who at some point hasn’t experienced it in some form or […]

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Our bodies are designed to move, but in today’s ‘urban jungle’ we spend a huge amount of time sitting and when we do move we do so mostly with bad […]

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To understand why abdominal exercise is a vital component of any fitness programme we need to look at a few fundamental features of the spine. The lumbar spine is basically […]

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Shoulder injuries are very common in contact sports, but can also result from overuse, particularly in racket sports. Very often the rotator cuff muscles which support the shoulder-joint are injured. However, as important as rotator cuff rehabilitation is […]

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Targets: hamstrings, calf muscles, buttocks and back. Starting position and instructions Lie on the floor with your left leg straight, then bend (flex) your right knee and hip to 90 […]

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It’s rare to find an athlete or fitness trainer who has never suffered an injury. And when the dreaded ‘I’ word happens you’ll want to do everything possible to speed up your recovery […]

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There are a number of common overuse injuries that runners can pick up, for example, Illiotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBFS). The Iliotibial band (ITB) is a tract of thick fascial tissue that runs down […]

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