Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow is a general term used to describe pain on the outside of the elbow. The most common causes are inflammation or degeneration of the tendon of the wrist extensor muscles as they insert into the elbow.
Core Stability
There are many myths and misconceptions about core stability which has become a popular concept in both the rehabilitation and fitness industries in recent years. Everywhere you look, social media, TV, online, emails and even women’s magazines now implore you to ‘train your core’.
Latissimus Dorsi Stretch
Stand approximately 3 feet from a wall. Place both hands on the wall one on top of the other as high as you can reach.Step back with one foot. Bend at the hips, keeping your chest up and chin tucked in.Take a deep breath, exhale slowly and let your back sag toward the floor while maintaining your hands high above your head on the wall.Hold this for 30 seconds.
Golf and Physiotherapy
Golf is a sport with many health and wellbeing benefits. A reported 60 million people of all ages play golf across the world, sometimes into their 80s and 90s. The health benefits have been widely reported in recent years with an 18 hole round amounting to 6-8 km of walking, requiring over 8,000-12,000 steps and a calorie burn of 1,500.
Sports Injuries
The body feels the repercussions from Sports at any level, you don’t have to be an elite athlete to need Sports Physiotherapy. Athletes and individuals who play sports regularly are more prone to develop sports injuries.
Thought for Today Tomorrow……
Become aware of your thoughts. If you think negatively all the time, you are going to live in fear. This makes it impossible to ever live a happy life. The truth is our thoughts are our reality. This means that if you don’t want something as a reality in your life – stop thinking about it!
Stand Up
A 2012 Australian study found the more time you spend sitting during the day, the higher your mortality risk soars. And that’s just one of a handful of recent reports linking lots of chair time to serious health risks. The antidote? Stand up. Cutting your sitting time to three hours a day could add years to your life, finds a study from Louisiana State University.
Spine Stretch
1. Sit on the floor with your feet wider than your hips, nod your head forward and begin to bend forward by hinging at the hips. 2. Breathe normally. 3. As you go down, draw your chin into your neck. 4. Your hands should not reach past your toes, you’re not aiming to lie on the floor and you shouldn’t feel as if your back and spinal ligaments are being pulled. 5. Once you feel the stretch through your back, slowly return to the starting position.6. Do this several times daily, after the end of your workday.
World Spine Day – Walking and Posture Physio Clinic Newsletter
The World Spine Day is October 16th and the theme for 2016 is Straighten Up and Move.Millions of people in all continents of the world suffer with spinal disorders. These can include low back pain, neck pain, scoliosis and disc disease, to name but a few. Spinal pain and disability can have a profound effect on a person’s overall health, sometimes preventing them from working or even doing simple daily activities.
A Surprising Benefit of Exercise
Sometimes we don’t feel in control of our lives, whether we are out of work, in a job we don’t like or having problems in a relationship. Exercise allows us to achieve goals and overcome obstacles regardless of what is happening in other areas of your life. Increasing the time you can jog on the […]
