Running injuries in recreational runners are often due to poor preparation and always due to overuse of muscle or joints. When you run, you are basically doing the same stepping manoeuvre over and over again therefore small problems become bigger problems when you are doing this tens of thousands of times. But there’s a lot you can do to prevent issues along the way, a lot of things you should NOT do. Let’s get started. GETTING STARTED 1) Don’t start off too fast. The biggest problem...

Aah Christmas.... whether you’re a fan or not, it definitely asserts its presence…and that includes Christmas-specific injuries. I kid you not, so to add to your Christmas cheer, I’m going to tell you about those physical dangers lurking amidst the mistletoe. Come January, we physios see a whole host of Christmas-related injuries at our clinics. Back injuries, fractured ankles, all kinds of bumps and bruises. To help you avoid these, I’ve complied my top 5 Christmas injuries and how to...

#lymphaticsystem #lymphatics If you are wondering what the lymphatic system is or does, believe me, you are not alone. It is THE most forgotten-about and neglected system in the body but I promise that by the time you finish reading this, you will be a fan. To whet your appetite, here are 4 fun facts about your lymphatic system: 1) Without it, we would be 3-4L bigger every day . That’s right, we swell and go back to size every day and it’s our lymphatic system that does the clearance....