Ed is an endurance athlete who came to see me in the summer with bilateral Achilles tendon pain. He recently stepped out of bed without pain for the first time in 10 years. Below is his Achilles tendon rehab testimonial. “After 10 years of Achilles tendon pain I was fed up. Although I had completed […]
Rehabilitation
A single ankle sprain may change your life.
This is the conclusion of a study published in the The Journal of Sports Science and Medicine and the subject of a recent New York Times article. Researchers at The University of North Carolina subjected mice to ankle sprains of different severities and then tracked their activity levels until their deaths. Mice who had received […]
Sciatica and exercise; two principles to apply for better results.
If you’ve been diagnosed with sciatica and have been recommended exercise as a solution then this post will help you make better decisions on what works and what doesn’t and perhaps more importantly, why. Sciatica, in all its derivations, is thought to occur as a result of nerve route compression although the relationship between what […]
Injury rehab not working?
Injury rehab not working? Here are 5 dos and don’ts that will accelerate your injury rehab progress. 1) Stop stretching. There is no evidence to suggest that stretching reduces injury risk, enhances recovery or improves performance. It will increase range of motion but this seems largely due to the fact that you learn to tolerate […]
We have been featured in The Sunday Telegraph.
Thank you to Lucy Fry for a great article on the benefits of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph. If you have come here to find out what MAT can do for you, please fill out the contact form to book a free 30 minute consultation at either one of our London […]