injury

Acupuncture: is there any point?

jessicadupreez — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:20:55 +0000

Sports therapy: What athletes should know about using acupuncture to improve sport performance

Sports injuries: prevention and treatment of groin pain and the dreaded hernia

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:04:19 +0000

Understanding and dealing with hernia in sport

Sports injuries: preventing and treating hypothermia and cold weather related injuries

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:17:28 +0100

How to make the most of your training in cold weather

Back Injuries: the causes of back pain and how to prevent and treat it

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:55:56 +0100

How to keep your back in top condition and guidelines regarding when you can return to activity post back injury

Sports injuries: resistance training can accelerate recovery from back pain

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:16:21 +0100

Evidence suggests that resistance training is an excellent alternative method of rehabilitating non-specific back pain

Sports Injuries: overcoming chronic fatigue syndrome

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:20:04 +0000

The psychological and physical challenges of overcoming chronic fatigue syndrome

Knee injuries- the prevention and treatment of cartilage damage

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:11:58 +0000

Everything you need to know about meniscus injury

Ankle Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (Muscle Balance, Static dynamic and reactive stabilization phases)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:47:27 +0000

The ankle takes the full weight of the body and this makes it susceptible to injury. When running and jumping the forces that are exerted on the ankle are considerable. The most common ankle problems are sprains and fractures. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments, which may take many months to heal completely. You can also injure other parts of the ankle such as tendons and cartilage.

Ankle Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (Functional Strength phrase)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:42:52 +0000

The ankle takes the full weight of the body and this makes it scecptible to injury. When running and jumping the forces that are exerted on the ankle are considerable. The most common ankle problems are sprains and fractures. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments, which may take many months to heal completely. You can also injure other parts of the ankle such as tendons and cartilage.

Ankle Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (Functional Power and Agility phase)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:16:54 +0000

Using vibration training to recover from injury

peak performance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:55:02 +0000

In this video John Shepherd finds out about the benefits of whole-body vibration training as an intra-workout recovery. Spending 30 seconds on the vibration machine, it is claimed, can clear lactate and lactic acid from the exerciser’s muscles, speeding up recovery and therefore allowing for maximum effort on subsequent sets.

Recovering from injury with Rehab Trainer

matt.renton — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:34:58 +0000

Rehab Trainer has been designed for personal trainers. As Larsen says, ‘As a personal trainer, you need to be able to keep your clients in a training routine, even if they are injured. If you also have the skills to effectively reduce pain during, or after, training an injured body part, then your client will more likely remain loyal to you for the long term.’

Recovering from injury with rubber tubing

peak performance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:26:10 +0000

Regular Peak Performance and Sports Injury Bulletin contributor and renowned physiotherapist Ulrik Larsen applies his innovative approach to rehab using rubber tubing to more demanding exercises.

The exercises:

   1. Squat
   2. Single leg squat
   3. Fit-ball wall squat
   4. Treadmill running

Piriformis syndrome: the causes, diagnosis and treatment of this common gluteal muscle injury

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:06:02 +0000

Piriformis syndrome is an irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by an inflammation of the piriformis muscle.

Achilles tendon injuries: a full guide to causes, symptoms, prevention techniques and treatments

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:49:46 +0100

Achilles Tendonitis: treatment and prevention

Back Injuries: functional power and agility phase

peak performance — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:24:23 +0100

Back injuries are very common both in sport and everyday life. Specific pain can generally be classified into acute lower back pain and mild to moderate lower back pain. It is not always possible to make a precise diagnosis of a specific back injury or condition but this should not prevent the pain from being managed or treated.

Back Injuries: functional strength phase

peak performance — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:19:37 +0100

Back injuries: static dynamic and reactive stabilization phase

peak performance — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:04:14 +0100

Back pain: preventing and treating back injuries

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:02:42 +0100

Exercises to strengthen the back following injury

Hip, Groin and Pelvis Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (functional power and agility phase)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:50:43 +0100

Athletes, especially those who take part in dynamic sports (e.g. football, gymnastics, triple jump) will know how frustrating a hip or groin injury can be to shift. Apart from the frustration of re-occurrence if the root cause is not treated, there are a host of hamstrings and lower back injuries that are likely to follow if fundamental changes are not taken.

Hip, Groin and Pelvis Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (functional strength phase)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:44:54 +0100

Hip, groin and pelvis injuries: prevention and treatment (static dynamic and reactive stabilization phase)

peak performance — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:36:05 +0100

Hip, groin & pelvis injuries: prevention and treatment

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:34:11 +0100

Conditioning techniques to treat and prevent upper leg injuries

Thigh injuries - Prevention and Treatment (functional power and agility phase)

peak performance — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:50:18 +0100

A thigh muscle injury is common in all sports but in particularly where kicking is repeatedly practised, like football or rugby. Straining a thigh muscle means tearing one or more of the quadriceps muscle group. The quadriceps are located at the front of the thigh and are responsible for straightening the knee.

Thigh injuries - Prevention and Treatment (functional strength phase)

peak performance — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:45:02 +0100

Thigh injuries - prevention and treatment (static dynamic and reactive stabilization phase)

peak performance — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:41:05 +0100

Sports injuries: preventing and treating thigh pain

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:22:19 +0100

Treating and preventing hamstring and quadraceps injuries

Back pain: core strengthening exercises to protect the spine

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:33:04 +0100

Targeted core strengthening work can reduce the risk of back pain

Hamstring injuries: treatment and prevention

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:23:45 +0100

John Munroe explains how to deal with a hamstring strain

Knee Injuries - Prevention and Treatment (Functional power and agility phase)

peak performance — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:27:19 +0100

Knee pain is the most common of all sports injuries. However it is not only common for those athletes whose activities involve running flat out and changing direction at speed. Virtually every sport has its share of knee injuries and related problems.