Calf injuries from sports are common; Especially when power in acceleration or deceleration are required by the group of lower limb muscles. What we refer to as the calf muscle actually consists of three separate muscles. That’s the gastrocnemius, the soleus and the plantaris muscles. The soleus originates just
Should you walk on a sprained ankle? Our feet and ankle physiotherapy team delve into the latest research about returning to sport after a sprained ankle. Back in the day, the acute management of sprained ankle was to walk it off. People don’t tend to realise how bad an ankle
Biomechanics is the study of the movement of living things. It describes the way that the body moves and the forces that are placed upon the various parts of the body; especially the bones, muscles, and tendons. Sports and biomechanics are often intertwined as with most sports our feet are our
