In this post we discuss why you can’t treat persistent running injuries and why you have you to train them. Last week I got the chance to listen to two podcasts that had been on my list for a while. The first from renowned running injury researcher Dr Rich Willy, the second from leading tendon […]
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How muscle compensation impacts injury rehab results
In this post we’ll look at how muscle compensation impacts injury rehab outcomes and what you can do to prevent it. What is muscle compensation? Muscle compensation is how your central nervous system (CNS) programmes movement around weak or injured muscles. There’s nobody I’ve met who’s better at this than Ian. As is often the […]
What astronauts can teach us about back pain
In this post we discuss what astronauts can teach us about back pain and the effect of zero gravity on the muscular system. If you’ve always wanted to grow a couple of inches you might consider space flight. Researchers regularly find that astronauts returning from space gain 2 inches in height. This is due to […]
The best exercises for falls prevention
Well done to the Chartered Physiotherapy Society (CSP) for getting their exercise for falls prevention message out on BBC breakfast. The CSP are absolutely right that falls are not an inevitable part of ageing, but mainly a consequence of the 3-5% loss of muscle mass that occurs per decade past the age of 30. This […]
Want to train like an Olympian? Why?
In this post we discuss why training like an Olympian is not a good idea for the vast majority of the population. There’s a false equivalence often made in the exercise industry between elite athletes and the exercising public. The promise of training like an Olympian is used to sell personal training and even personal […]