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THE EFFECTS OF DETRAINING Detraining (decreasing training volume/intensity due to injury, illness, holidays etc.) significantly increases your risk of injury when returning to normal workloads. The Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) looks at how your training load this week (acute load) compares to your rolling average over the last 4 weeks (chronic load). An ACWR of […]
DO I NEED A BRACE AFTER AN ANKLE SPRAIN? Scientific research unanimously supports the use of bracing or taping following ankle sprains. Bracing has been found to reduce the recurrence of ankle sprains by up to 62%. It is recommended than an ankle be braced or taped for every game or training session after a […]
BACK PAIN OR BACK INJURY? Only a small percentage of back pain due is to a physical injury, and often the term “back injury” is used inappropriately. If someone has a headache, would we assume this is due to a head injury? Or would we say it is simply a headache, that may be due […]
MEMORY FOAM PILLOWS Memory foam pillows are the best product on the market for anyone with neck or shoulder complaints, as they mould to your body shape for ultimate support throughout the night. CB Physiotherapy stocks Posture Form pillows, as after extensive research, trial and error, they are what we believe to be the best […]
EXERCISE AND CHRONIC DISEASE As a clinician, I so often see people use chronic disease, pre-existing conditions or simply their age as a reason for being inactive. Individuals with osteoarthritis, chronic back pain, COPD, fibromyalgia etc. say their pain is a barrier to exercise, or they don’t have the energy. Though it is these people […]
STANDING DESKS Sitting down at a desk all day (which a huge amount of our population are paid to do for 40 hours a week) causes (or at least contributes) to a number of health issues, such as lower back pain, hip flexor tightness, postural related upper back, neck and shoulder pain, cervicogenic headaches, obesity […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOLEUS IN CALF STRENGTHENING The calf complex is commonly injured in recreational athletes. It is an area that should be fairly simple to manage, however is often very poorly rehabed. Your calf is made up of 2 main muscles, your gastrocnemius, and your soleus. *The gastrocnemius is your superficial (outside) muscle. […]
AC JOINT INJURIES The AC joint (or technically the acromio-clavicular joint) is the joint between the clavicle (collarbone) and the acromion (top of your shoulder blade). It can be felt as the small bump near the edge of your shoulder. The AC joint is a common site of injury in contact sports such as football […]
CHRONIC PAIN AND EXERCISE In cases of chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain lasting > 3 months), secondary consequences of pain such as fear of movement, anxiety, pain catastrophizing and nervous system sensitisation become the primary drivers of pain and disability – more so than tissue damage. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence concluding that exercise […]
MANAGEMENT OF ANKLE SPRAINS Ankle sprains are a common injury with a very high risk of recurrence. They are often thought of as a minor concern, and are therefore not managed or rehabilitated properly. This leaves people with significant deficits in mobility, strength & stability despite being able to return to sport. These residual deficits […]
