- of the musculoskeletal system won't enable you to perform to your full running potential and, worse still, may see you stepping ever closer to injury.Check your competency "It's all about physical competence," says running coach and movement specialist Kelvin Giles
Matt Todman from Six Physio joined us for a webchat recently to answer your physio-related questions and offer advice on injury prevention.Matt qualified as a physio 20 years ago and has spent the past decade at the forefront of sports medicine. He
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, which tends to be unfamiliar, infrequent and generally localised in one particular area of the body. It is an early-warning sign of injury, the final severity of which will be determined by how much notice you pay. Prevention: Pay attention to unfamiliar
shoes for excessive wear. Even the newest, most expensive shoes will not prevent an injury but old, worn shoes will make one more likely.A good indicator that you are recovering from your injury is how the affected area feels in the morning
It's a familiar story: you return to training after injury aiming to be faster and stronger than before. Then reality kicks in as your decreased fitness becomes apparent. You begin to wonder if you'll ever be able to repeat your pre-injury
of the problems that can stop your training in its tracks can be controlled or even prevented, if you take action early. It helps to have some knowledge of the injuries common to each discipline, how and how easily they occur and the effect they can have
can ease apart scarred, healing tissues while the cooling effect continues to provide capilliary contraction and prevent further bleeding. Ice is the most valuable, yet least used and understood, method of healing sports injuries.C is for Compression
bravery, let your doctor perform the above operation! They may then prescribe antibiotics to prevent infection, and you can take paracetamol for pain.Can you run through it?Yes, to an extent, though pain will prevent you from overdoing it. If you don
.Who's at risk? Men over 40 who have a family history of the injury.Why The make-up of the tissue in the plantar fascia is stiffer in men and gets less flexible with age. Experts think it could be a genetic condition. Prevent it The fascia tightens overnight, so
