All Posts

Sciatica has become a bit of a buzz word among my patients when they speak about lower back pain. They use it for anything from localised...

How to test your hip control. Poor hip control can lead to several running and sports injuries, including ITB, ACL tears, and runner's knee.

The treatments that you should apply if you want your ankle to make a quick and strong recovery.

I demonstrate seven easy neck exercises and stretches to relieve and prevent neck pain from computer use – with pictures and instructions.

This article explains what ice can and cannot do for an injury, as well as when and how to use it correctly.

Understand how sports injuries with no obvious cause happen.

Yoga and Pilates are not the only forms of exercise that can relieve lower back pain!

The most commonly prescribed forms of exercise for lower back pain are yoga and Pilates, but these do not suit everyone.

Pilates compared to other exercises to get rid of lower back pain.

The benefits and risks of strength training for children, and what a safe and effective restistance programme for children should look like.

It makes sense to take regular breaks from sitting at work – sitting too much has been blamed for contributing to health problems such as...

What causes muscle loss as you age, and can anything be done about it?

We take a look at an interesting research study that suggests an improvement of between 4% and 5% in multi-day races and that provides some clues on how much caffeine to take.

Dehydration and electrolyte depletion are mostly not to blame for muscles cramps during or after exercise.

How to identify the signs of overtraining and some practical advice on how to treat as well as avoid overtraining.

A Harvard study compared the accuracy of 23 online symtom checkers and found that, on average, they were correct only 34% of the time. Why?

How to know whether you have torn a ligament or a muscle in your sprained ankle. Also - should you go to the Emergency Room?

Incline walking might be a good substitute for running for people who are at risk of injury from the latter.

Getting back to running when you have been ill or after injury is in many ways more "dangerous" than starting to run for the first time.

Are high heels bad for you? We take a look at what the research says.