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In this article, we ignore the sales talk and look at the research on massage guns to explain how you can use them safely for best effect.

In this article, we’ll explain what muscles you should foam roll when your iliotibial band (IT band) feels tight and why foam rolling the IT band itself isn’t that useful. We’ll also point out what areas of the IT band you should best avoid when foam rolling. Remember, if you need more help with an injury, you're welcome to consult one of our physios online via video call. Some of the links in this article are to pages where you can buy products discussed or mentioned here.

We answer your questions about foam rolling quads. When can it help for knee pain? When is it best not to foam roll your quads? And more.

The glutes is an area of the body that responds really well to foam rolling or self-massage using a massage ball (my preferred method)....

I’ve received so many questions about foam rolling recently that I thought it might just save me some time if I wrote a blog post that answers all the questions you may have. In this post I’ve taken a look at the most recent research to find out what foam rolling works for, what the best methods are and why, for some cases, it doesn’t seem to work at all. In this article: What does foam rolling work for? Why foam rolling is sometimes not effective How to foam roll for best

The sadistic foam roller has firmly asserted a place for itself in the exercising community. Coaches, physiotherapists and athletes all...

Foam rolling can be great to loosen off your calves when they’re tight from training. But there are times when foam rolling can actually...

It's natural for your hamstrings to feel a bit tight and stiff after training, and using a foam roller or doing hamstring stretches can...

This post was inspired by one of my patients that I saw in clinic last week. She’s a keen runner who is recovering from a foot injury....