It is estimated that 60-70% of people will experience lower back pain at some stage in their lifetime. One of the most common causes of lower back pain is pain coming from the “QL” muscle.
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Have you recently started playing golf? Are you an experienced player tired of taking longer than your golf friends to get around the course? Everyone is competitive, it’s in our nature. No matter what task is at hand, we always strive to do our best. It’s no different when it comes to playing golf.
10 Reasons Men Should Do Pilates, Too
Pilates is a form of low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen muscles while improving postural alignment and flexibility. Pilates moves tend to target the core, although the exercises work other areas of your body too. You can do Pilates with or without equipment making it accessible to all. Also, no matter what, you can expect the moves to involve slow, precise movements and breath control.
Setting Up Your Bike Correctly For The Gym Or The Road
Be it on the road or in the gym, cycling is fun, great for your health and anyone can do it. However, knowing the fine art of how to set up your bike can be the difference between an efficient workout and a wasted one. If you can get your positioning and pedal stroke just right, you will work your legs, glutes and core evenly and you’ll reap all the benefits from your workout.
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Is Your Pain Caused By Stress, Anxiety Or Worry?
Were you taught that pain is just a symptom of damage to some part of your body? Most people were and it certainly can be the case in the early stages of injury, like when we sprain an ankle. But what about pain that carries on longer than we expect and doesn’t get any easier, perhaps even sometimes getting worse as time goes on?
What Happens During A Muscle Spasm?
A muscle spasm is often described as a painful involuntary muscle contraction that can suddenly occur and interrupt exercise. This is known as “exercise associated muscle cramping” and it can occur either during or after exercise has finished. As most people have experienced, muscle spasms occur more frequently in the calf muscle than others so our examples in this blog are based on that.
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How Do Video Physio Appointments Work?
As our clinics are currently closed save a limited number of essential face-to-face appointments, we’re currently offering video and phone consultations. Our physio, Neil Harris, looked over some research by Hinman et al (2017), where they interviewed both patients and physiotherapists, to find out about their perspectives of video consultations.
How To Stick To Your Physio Rehab Plan
Rehab can be a daunting task. Everybody enjoys reaching the end goal, but it’s the journey to the goal that is the most difficult part. Rehab varies from person to person; some people progress quicker than others. It is important to remain patient! Frustration can be your biggest enemy during a rehab plan. It is important to fight this frustration and not to give up. Below are a few tips on how to stick to your prescribed rehab plan.
How To Get Going With Exercise
It is important to complete the appropriate type of exercise for your specific goal. If your aim is to lose weight and improve your fitness then you should be taking part in aerobic exercise. Looking to get strong and build muscle? Then resistance training is the type of exercise for you. But try and incorporate a variety of exercise into your weekly lifestyle.
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How To Walk Towards Better Health
Chances are we’re all a little out of our usual routine at the moment. And that extends to how we exercise and stay active, especially with gyms and swimming pools currently being closed. A lot of people are turning to walking to keep fit as it’s probably the most practical thing we can do right now.
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Why Are Hamstrings So Commonly Injured In GAA?
Hamstring injuries are common across a wide discipline of sports however, in particular, are particularly prevalent within Gaelic football. A study that spanned 8 years investigated the injury rate across 15 elite Gaelic football teams. It found that not only are hamstrings the most prevalent injury in Gaelic football, but the injury rate increased between 2008 and 2011 and then again in 2012 and 2015!