Matt qualified as a physio 20 years ago and has spent the past decade at the forefront of sports medicine. He works as a consultant in private practice dealing with everyone from elite level runners to beginners.Q1. I’m grateful for the opportunity
Q Ive recently undergone abdominal surgery, and the hospital physio has advised me to wait for three weeks before running. I think that this is on the excessive side because I feel fine, and the scar is healing rapidly. Do you agree
or pnuemothorax are even worse. Remember, a week off will not lessen your conditioning. A stich in time still can save nine. – cabletowMy physio recently told me that when we have colds or chest infections, our bodies release a hormone like 'relaxin' in pregnancy
you have to stop runningWoody 6 - I refused to stop running, so my physio recommended: massaging both the Achilles and the calf muscle; acupuncture - I was sceptical, but it really helps stimulate blood flow to the area; heat and cold - and definitely
minutes whenever I trained.It was summer and we took a trip to the South of France to stay with my sister. She thought I was mad to be running in my condition. One evening, a doctor came round for an aperitif. I was all but internally examined
