Protect Your Knee From Sports Damage
Sports like football, hockey and tennis require you to run at different speeds, using varying acceleration. Many times, you have to change direction while your foot is placed firmly on the ground. This causes stress to your knees and stretches the ligaments around your knees. Sometimes, this results in tears to the cartilage or ligaments in your knees.Knee damage causes a lot of pain and plenty of physiotherapy. That is why it is best to avoid injuries by protecting your knee as much as you can.StretchWarm ups and cool downs are important before and after you play the
Kinesio Taping Peroneal Tendon Sublaxtion
What is Peroneal Tendon Subluxation?Peroneals are two muscles and tendons that stretch along the outer edge of your lower leg. Specifically, the peroneal tendons are enclosed in a fibrous tunnel that is attached behind the outside ankle bone. Peroneal Tendon Subluxation occurs when there is damage or injury to this fibrous tunnel. The peroneal tendons can snap out of place, elongate or tear.An injury like this usually occurs in runners and individuals who take part in sport activities that force the foot up and in, like skiing, ice skating or soccer.What is the main cause of peroneal tendon subluxation?Often, the
Periodization helps your training and injury recovery
Periodization is the systematic planning of athletic or physical training to prevent injury or straining of any injured areas. It aims is to help athletes and exercise enthusiasts reach the best possible performance in their field. Anyone who works out works out should consider varying their exercise routines for two simple reasons: To prevent reaching a work-out plateau To prevent boredom associated with doing the same regimen over and over, for weeks on end. The most basic definition of Periodization is how you organize your training. As a whole, Periodization refers to exposing the body to periods of different stressors and varying amounts of
Lifestyle changes that supplement physiotherapy: Back pain
A chronic back pain usually occurs because of your lifestyle problem than an actual medical one. So the best way to deal with it and ease away the back pain is to make some alterations in your lifestyle. By constantly straining your back, it will take a toll and affect your spine and back muscles.Here's what you should consider changing in your life.Stop Carrying Heavy ThingsYou aren't Hercules, so don't push your body to carry more weight than it can. Whether it is your grocery bags or a carton, avoid it if it is too heavy. When your muscles aren't
Lifestyle changes that supplement physiotherapy: Neck pain
Anyone constantly plagued by chronic neck pain knows that it is more than just an annoyance. . Like every other chronic pain, the chances are that your neck pain has been caused by your lifestyle. The way you carry your bag, your posture and even your walking style can contribute to your neck pain.We may use the neck to only move our head, but its muscles are connected with the rest of our body. This means a strain on your shoulder, arm or spine can easily affect your neck muscles.The Screen StaringWhether you are at office or home staring at