Injuries often have a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. Whether you’re an elite athlete, club sport enthusiast, or just going for an afternoon jog, there are many factors that may contribute to injury risk. It is incredibly important when trying to maintain at least
What is the boom and bust cycle? The boom and bust cycle is an important criteria to utilize when seeking to prevent injury. Essentially, the boom and bust cycle states that if you increase your exercise/load intensity or frequency (Boom) too quickly, you will then have a flare up or
Most of us have heard of Physiotherapists, Nutritionists, Massage Therapists and Personal Trainers, and we have a pretty good understanding of what they do. For many people, though, Exercise Physiology is a health profession they have yet to hear of or need to learn more about, and they often confuse
What is Progressive Overload? Progressive overload is a strength-training principle but can be applied to any form of training. It requires gradually increasing one part of an exercise program to induce greater stress on your musculoskeletal and nervous system. This drives adaptations such as strength, muscle growth (hypertrophy) and muscular endurance.
Wrist injuries can be a frustrating and debilitating occurrence, acquired via many separate and distinctive forms. Today we will go through these injuries, their possible causes and how to best manage them. Wrist injuries are often categorized as being either chronic, or acute. Acute injuries Acute injuries typically have
We use our wrists every day which can make wrist pain frustrating and inconvenient. It can also make day-to-day activities or work tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, getting dressed or using a computer more difficult. Many of us simply experience discomfort or fatigue when we place a lot of stress
Working from home has increased over the past few years. COVID accelerated this even further and now most people have something in the way of a home office. The setup of an office is important to minimise the risk of injury. Back, neck and wrist pain are the most common which
The use of the term shoulder impingement implies that something in your shoulder is “pinching” on another structure as you raise your arm to a certain height. This term can create fear among patients and lead to movement avoidance strategies. As physios, our goal is to promote movement and reduce
The rotator cuff act as a stabiliser of the humerus to the scapula. Many people believe that this is their only role. The rotator cuff also play a role in movements of the shoulder. It consists of 4 muscle; teres minor, subscapularis, infraspinatus, and supraspinatus. These muscles begin on the
Shoulder dislocations aren’t taken seriously because of how the injury is displayed in movies. The protagonist escapes an accident or suffers a fall, and the shoulder pops out of place. Then, as if by some miracle, the hero shoves the loose shoulder back in the joint, and the show goes
