by Jon White | Dec 21, 2020 | Sports Injury
One of the most common questions we are asked in the clinic is whether to use hot or cold treatment on an injury. People tend to be aware that one form of treatment is necessary, but are rarely sure which! Here we outline what each treatment is trying to achieve. HOT...
by Jon White | Dec 7, 2020 | Back, Sports Injury
LOWER BACK PAIN “The back hurts but it’s the butts fault”! I recently read an article in The Daily Mail that suspects nearly half of the adult population in the UK are living with chronic pain – lower back pain is one of the biggest causes. ...
by Jon White | Nov 23, 2020 | Growing Pains, Osgood Schlatter Disease, Severs Disease, Sports Injury
Children go through many adolescent changes that leave the body vulnerable to injury. These injuries have been termed ‘growing pains’ but we are now able to be more specific to these injuries, and the severity of these injuries cannot be understated. We often...
by Jon White | Oct 26, 2020 | Sports Injury
You have probably heard the term ‘growing pains’. However, we find that people are often confused by this term. Just what is a growing pain?! Well, there are two very common ones. These are Osgood Schlatter Disease and Severs Disease. Common Injuries to...
by Jon White | Oct 26, 2020 | Sports Injury
The Hip joint is a very stable joint and therefore injuries such as dislocations are rare. It is a joint that the body relies on for stability for all the lower limb with lots of strong musculatures supporting it. However, the density and reliance upon these muscle...
by Jon White | Oct 12, 2020 | Sports Injury
So just what is this often brightly-colored tape that sport stars seem to be wearing all over their bodies? What does it do? And most importantly, does it work? In this blog we discuss the effects of kinesiology tape. Kinesiology Tape Kinesiology Tape (KT), is an...