Calf Strengthening: The Importance of Working the Full Kinetic Chain
Calf Strengthening: The Importance of Working the Full Kinetic Chain If you’ve been trying to increase your calf strength after an injury you might know that doing your calf raises and doing your hops are an important part of the rehab journey. But did you also know...
DOES BEING OVERWEIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO TENDON PAIN?
DOES BEING OVERWEIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO TENDON PAIN? Our body mass index (BMI) increases the risk tendinopathy in both the upper and lower limbs. The biological mechanisms have not been one hundred percent established within the physiotherapy community, however the...
Lower back pain in runners due to tight hip flexors
Example core stability exercise. LOWER BACK PAIN IN RUNNERS DUE TO TIGHT HIP FLEXORS Lower back pain in runners can come from many areas, however commonly it occurs when people run with an arched back. This can be contributed by tight hip flexors; which...
What is a Physiotherapist Looking for When Assessing a Shoulder Injury?
What is a Physiotherapist Looking for When Assessing a Shoulder Injury? What do we look for in our assessments? When you come in with an injury there are a few things we explore. In this video you can see Kirra assessing shoulder range of motion, this is our first...
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