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creatine side effects | creatine facts

Creatine side effects: are we to believe the latest scare stories about creatine?

Sport injury rehabilitation

Sport Injury Rehabilitation: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.

Fluid replacement

Fluid Replacement: How what you drink when exercising (and after) affects how much you drink.

Leg strength | knee injury risks

Leg strength and knee injury risks for endurance athletes: If you're a footballer, your knees are most at risk towards the end of a match.

Carbohydrate protection against muscle damage

Eating in a way that keeps your body primed for peak fitness can also reduce your risk of injury. Firstly, eating foods that will help to fend off fatigue will minimise injuries arising from tiredness and weakness. Secondly, some of the metabolic processes which can lead to muscle soreness and damage can be counteracted to a degree by dietary factors.

Physiotherapy and sports injuries

Physiotherapy and sports injuries: Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time.

Muscle soreness

Muscle Soreness: Try this eccentric method of getting rid of muscle soreness.

Cross Training: A Triathlon Training Schedule

It can stop you getting injured and, who knows, might even help you to win

Reading the game

Reading The Game: While lesser mortals grind out victories with their patient shots, eliminating risks and playing the percentages, the truly gifted seem to conjure with time. They bring an unhurried genius to their game that allows them to play shots with an audacity that sometimes surprises even them.