What would your guess be? Stretching? Massage? Foam rolling? Colourful trainers? There’s certainly no evidence to suggest that stretching helps. Most studies conclude that whilst it’s good for increasing range of motion it will not prevent injury and may even be responsible for a few. Likewise massage unfortunately even though it feels rather good. Foam […]
Rehabilitation
What causes ITB syndrome in runners and why foam rolling doesn’t work
In this post we look at what causes ITB syndrome in runners and why foam rolling probably won’t work. The medical definition of a syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other. These are often related to a disease or a disorder. Defining IT band issues as a syndrome […]
Muscle Activation Techniques and the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl success
Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) founder and developer Greg Roskopf was again central to the Denver Broncos winning yet another Super Bowl. This is now the third since he’s been working with the team. Read an interesting article on Greg’s work behind the scenes here and how using Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) helps the Broncos recover […]
Top 5 injury rehab mistakes every runner makes.
So your injury rehab programme isn’t going particularly well and you’re starting to look around for answers. Excellent, you’ve come to the right place. Here are the top 5 injury rehab mistakes every runner makes. Stretching. Knee pain? Stretch your hamstrings. Back pain? Stretch your hamstrings again. Achilles tendon hurting? Stretch your calves and your […]
Marathon running: How to avoid injuries when you’re training.
We have been featured in this excellent Telegraph article on injury prevention for marathon runners. For a more in depth look at some of the concepts discussed, please see this recent post on the subject.