Bike Set Ups Cycling is great exercise and lots of fun, it can also be a refreshing and economical way to commute. Beat the traffic by taking the scenic route through the ever increasing number of urban bike ways, and see another side of your city. Using active transport (walking, cycling) is an important way […]
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How To Lift Your Bike On & Off Of The Roofrack On Your Car
If you’re an avid bike rider and enjoy mountain bike and cross country riding, you may enjoy going to lots of unique and different cycling trails. You may have some favourite bike riding routes, to get to these spots you’ll need to be able to transport your bike to them before you can begin your […]
What Is Tennis Elbow?
Tennis elbow is a term that’s used to describe pain on the outside of the elbow, typically this gets worse with gripping and lifting activities. Despite its name, this injury is not only seen in tennis players, but also people whose jobs involve the repetitive use of the forearm like electricians, carpenters and those that […]
Top Tips To Avoid Summer Injuries
After the long cold Winter months, you’re more than likely looking forward to taking part in sports and hobbies in the sunshine, that you weren’t able to do during Winter! Here are our top tips for avoiding tennis, cycling and gardening injuries. Tennis There’s nothing more exciting than hitting the tennis courts during Summer, giving […]
What Are Shin Splints?
What are shin splints? Shin splints are a common term used to describe a pain in the shin. The pain is related to irritation where the connective tissue of the muscles of the calf attaches to the bone of the shin. During running, repeated contraction of these muscles applies force onto this area. If this […]
Stretches For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
People of all ages can suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome however, it’s more prevalent in people that are over 50 years old. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that involves the irritation of the median nerve in the wrist that causes pain, pins and needles and numbness in the thumb and the 2nd and 3rd […]
Common Tennis Injuries
Tennis is one of the world’s most popular racket sports involving a high level of coordination and physical exertion. Even though it isn’t a contact sport, the fast paced activity, sudden start stop patterns, changes in directions and repetitive arm swings can lead to a number of injuries. The most common injuries include: Tennis elbow: […]
Why Physio Group Pilates Exercises Compliment Your Yoga Program So Well
As a beginner wanting to get in touch with your body through exercise, you may wonder what is the better way to get started – Yoga or Pilates? Both forms of exercises are low impact, low intensity workouts, focusing on correct patterns of breathing. Coupled with controlled sequential movements that work on coordination, balance and flexibility, […]
Can Weight Loss Help My Knee Pain?
Knee pain is one of the most common complaints for which people seek the help of a Physio. There are many different causes of knee pain and each one of them has different structures affected, for different reasons. Common causes of knee pain include: Osteoarthritis, Patella Tendonitis, irritation of the joint surface of the knee […]