I’ve pulled my Hamstring, what exercises can I do? A Hamstring Strain is an injury to the back upper leg muscle in which some of the muscle fibres are torn. It can be a grade one – mild tear, to grade three – rupture (total tear) of the hamstring muscle. We would...
Injury to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) is one of the common causes of pain on the inside of the knee. What causes a medial collateral ligament sprain? A sprain happens when a ligament is stretched beyond its range of extensibility. The MCL is sprained when a...
I am club runner, why should I have a regular sports massage? Having a regular sports massage can assist you to achieve new running PB’s and improve overall performance. Also, if you are new to running, you may have just started Couch to 5k (c25k) it can keep your...
Warm up – should I stretch or not? To round up our running blog series we will be covering how to warm up for running and other sports too. In this series of blogs we have also covered: Common Running Injuries – ITBS – Iliotibial Band Syndrome Plantar fasciitis...
Achilles Tendinopathy – Self Help Exercises Here is a testimonial from one our patients: “I came to Physio-logical in December with an injured Achilles one week after accepting a charity place for the Brighton marathon, and one week before I was due to start training,...
