In this post we explore whether getting older increases your risk of injury, or if there are other, more important factors to consider. The majority of the people I work with have chronic injuries which have so far proven difficult to resolve. Inevitably some will ask me if their age is a factor. Interestingly these […]
Rehabilitation
Why is Tiger Woods always injured?
In this post we take a detailed look at why Tiger Woods has suffered so many injuries over his career. I’m no golfer. Anybody living near the first hole of the Val de Lobo course in Portugal will attest to that. I’m sure a signal went up to move inside whenever I came to tee […]
Injury rehab and joined up thinking
As a younger man (and in a different life) I was a road racing cyclist. During my career I picked up a couple of injuries that kept me off my bike for extended periods. One was a knee injury, the other a hamstring issue. To gain a resolution I visited various physiotherapists, osteopaths and massage […]
What climbing mountains can teach us about injury rehab
I recently watched the superb documentary K2 Siren of the Himalayas. In it world renowned alpinist Fabrizio Zangrilli talks about his philosophy on climbing and how focusing solely on summiting the mountain would miss the point. According to Fabrizio, by concentrating exclusively on the goal you risk losing a thousand moments of joy that lead you […]
‘Muscle Activation Techniques changed my life.’ Phil Simms NY Giants quarterback.
In a NY Daily News article on the long term health consequences of playing American Football, Phil Simms the former NY Giants quarterback reflects on his experience and how Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) reduced his pain and changed his life. An extract from the article Simms has not played golf in eight years. His back […]