Arsene Wenger has attributed Arsenal’s recent spate of injuries to medications players were taking for hair loss among other things. While Arsenal medical staff remain unconvinced and continue their investigations, Wenger insisted that medication taken for cosmetic purposes may lead to a build up of toxins that ultimately results in players becoming more fatigued and […]
Rehabilitation
Why your muscles get tight with age
In this post we look at why your muscles get tight with age and what you can do to improve your mobility. It’s certainly a generalisation but we tend to move differently as we age. Our stride shortens when we walk, we find it more difficult to lift our legs when climbing up stairs and […]
How to improve trunk rotation for golf with this simple exercise
In this post we look at how to improve your trunk rotation for golf with a simple exercise. How to assess your trunk rotation First let’s assess if one side is more limited than the other. Sit tall on a chair with your feet firmly planted on the floor. Keeping your hips still and your […]
Love, lefties, golf and the cortical force field.
Interesting blog post from David Butler and the Noigroup on the neuroscience of pain and how it can manifest itself in fascinating ways. We enjoy the clinical anecdotes that pour into NOI, especially when they are repeated and can be related to modern thoughts about brain science. The wife of a dear friend, (let’s call […]
Two reasons why your injury rehabilitation is not working.
I recently assessed a former professional football player who was still having pain in his knee following ligament damage sustained 6 years ago. He accurately summed up the problem with the rehabilitation he had received so far, “every physiotherapist starts me with a squat, I can’t squat without pain.” In that one sentence he had […]