Plantar Fasciitis, an Overuse condition.
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Plantar Fasciitis is another overuse condition this time affecting the Plantar Fascia of the foot. It usually presents as tenderness/ pain upon palpation and is provoked by exercise or movement.…
Sports Massage event work with cyclists at Newmarket Race Course
Early in mid April on one of the first nice Sundays we had after that atrocious winter i worked at an event at Newmarket racecourse. I had been approached to…
Stretching, an Introduction.
Stretching is one of the most important tools in anyone’s physical health. It’s up there with good nutrition and a good workout regime. One of the great things about stretching…
Sprains-Overstretch Injuries to Ligaments.
A sprain is an overstretch injury to a ligament. This is a very common type of injury, along with strains, from either a sporting or everyday life setting. This overstretch…
Muscle and Tendon Strains (Also showing the RICE procedure)
A strain is an overstretch injury to a muscle-tendon unit. They are the probably the most common type of acute injury either within a sporting setting or in everyday life.…
Contusions and Bruising/Bruises
Contusions are bruises formed by a crush injury to a muscle. Technically contusions are a musculoskeletal injury and are second only to strains as the leading cause of sporting injuries.…