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Best red light therapy settings for injury treatment and exercise recovery
Red light therapy can be effective for treating many sports injuries and supporting post-exercise recovery. But each type of tissue (e.g. muscles, tendons) responds better to slightly different settings. And if you overuse it, it can actually slow healing! Read on to learn the ins and outs of how to use red light therapy at home for best results.

Maryke Louw
11 min read


Increased neural tension in the sciatic nerve: Causes, tests, and exercises
What is neural tension, what causes it, how to test for increased sciatic nerve tension, and what exercises or treatments may help.

Maryke Louw
12 min read


Anti-inflammatory drugs for muscle pain and injuries – Why you should think twice
Drawbacks of using anti-inflammatories for muscle pain, whether it’s for an injury or to deal with muscle soreness during or after sport.

Maryke Louw
4 min read


Pop in the calf muscle? Here’s what happens and how to treat it
What happens when your calf muscle pops? We answer this question, as well as questions about treatment and bruising of popped calf muscles.

Maryke Louw
3 min read


How to treat a muscle strain or tear
There is a basic treatment recipe that you can use to treat nearly any muscle strain or tear. Muscle tears can be graded from 0 to 5, but...

Maryke Louw
3 min read


Are you struggling to make a comeback after a calf muscle strain?
At SIP we are often consulted by runners who have pulled their calf muscles once and then find that they reinjure it every few weeks or...

Maryke Louw
5 min read


Injury Prevention 101: Calves
Chances are that if you run or play any sports that requires a bit of running, you would have experienced discomfort in your calves at...

Maryke Louw
6 min read


Calf foam rolling: When NOT to, benefits, and how-to video
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...

Maryke Louw
5 min read


Struggling with tight calves or calf pain when running?
The #UKRunChat feed has at least one person a day complaining about sore or tight calves while running and at SIP we often get asked for...

Maryke Louw
6 min read
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