Top 10K Recovery Tips from goPhysio
You’ve completed your 10k race! If you’re a 10k regular, you may have learnt the best way to tackle post race recovery. What you do after an event can really help or hinder your recovery.
Sports Injuries
Top 5 Running Injuries & How to Manage Them
Injured runners make up a huge proportion of the people we help here at goPhysio. The repetitive nature of the activity makes injuries quite a common occurrence.
Sleep: The Magic Elixir for Runners
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in 21st century society.
Hot or cold for Pain Relief?
It’s a common dilemma, you’ve picked up an injury but aren’t sure whether to put ice on it or use heat?
Runners – The Importance of Footwear and getting it right!
For a runner, running footwear is the most important piece of kit you will have in your running career (well – joint-most important next to a good Sports Bra for you ladies!). You will fight together through tarmac and forest paths, from quick mid-week runs to the long, slow Sunday ones. Training and racing side by …
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Breaking the injury cycle: Calf Tear in a Runner
The dilemma is …. what is the best thing to do? Carry on running or stop running?
Get Ready For The Slopes and Snow Holidays
Skiing and snow boarding are very physically demanding. These holidays involve an intense period of activity and you need to make sure your body can cope with the demands.
Sever’s Disease – Diagnosis & Treatment
Sever’s isn’t really a ‘disease’ as such. Sever’s is an inflammation of the growth plate at the back of the heel, which occurs in growing, adolescent children.
Treatment of Calf Pain in Runners
Calf pain for runners is common complaint. Your calf muscles are used extensively and repeatedly during running, so it’s no surprise that sometimes they can become overloaded and develop pain. Here’s a great infographic from Tom Goom from the PhysioEdge series of podcasts, that highlights the recommendations for the treatment of calf pain. So, what …