Here is a series of exercises, postures, techniques and general advice in order to get more efficient, less prone to injury and most importantly faster when swimming, biking and running for triathletes. Swim • Important to have good thoracic (middle back) rotation when swimming. Exercises: 1. Standing (better sitting as […]
Well, not exactly Tai Chi but we should all be making a concerted effort to make sure our balance is as good as it can get. Firstly, as we see all too often in the clinic, many injuries occur due to poor balance. From sprained ankles and knees on uneven […]
My Story: Andrew Boyd completely ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) playing rugby in July. He had a surgical repair of his knee in October which gave us 3 months for prehabilitation. With a personalised rehabilitation program, he returned to the rugby field nine months after his operation. Check out his brief video below.
My Story-A Boyd ACL movie from Back In Action Physio on Vimeo.
In every single treatment session, multiple times a session, we ask ourselves the question ‘what is normal’. There has been a lot of research into many different body parts to determine the answer to this question. They include anatomy studies, population studies, autopsies, radiology studies and many more. These […]
As a sports physiotherapist I love being on the side line at sports games. I love all sports, individual or team, inside or outside, men’s or women’s, contact or non-contact. But I guess the ultimate sport for multiple injuries during one game has to be a game of rugby. And […]
Why run intervals? Our bodies are extremely clever and when we place a training stress on the body, it will adapt and then improve……that’s the whole point of training right? However, If we provide the same training stimulus every session then eventually we will reach a plateau of fitness. But […]
