Category Archives: Sports Physiotherapy
An imbalance will inevitably lead to a problem further down the line when those habits feel much more natural and harder to break.
The style that an individual runs (running gait) can directly affect their speed, amount of effort needed and risk of injury.
Lactic acid can come in many forms and avenues, but what we are interested in is the human body and physical exertion.
More often stretching is the favourable routine in cardio training and sometimes completely avoided in gym training.
With every aspect of running there’s debate on what’s best and what’s not. And strength training isn’t exempt from that.
Sports therapists are not just aware of the healing process, but the psychological well-being of the client.
Cramp, most common in endurance athletes, can often cause major problems for some people, whilst others barely suffer from cramp at all!
It takes strength of mind and resolve to sign-up to – and finish – a marathon. The amount of training and focus that is required is incredible.
Although the cause of tendinitis is not fully understood it is generally thought that repeated overloading of the tendon via muscle overuse.
Work at The Body Matters is already starting to focus on the 2015 London Marathon. This will be our 5th great year of being involved.
