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Core Stability

Playing football requires proficiency across a broad spectrum of dynamic movements specific to football – including speed, endurance, agility and skills, just to name a few. To achieve an optimal level of strength and skill as a football player, it is essential to combine these components with a sound and stable ‘core’. What is core stability?Core...

DOMS vs Injury

As Winter comes to an end and Summer fast approaches many people's gym and exercise routines increase or start. As such undoubtedly you are going to feel muscle soreness in the days following the first few sessions, but what is the difference between soreness and actual damage to the body? Delayed onset of muscle soreness,...

Severs Disease

We are now well into the football season and we forget that junior players are at as much risk of injury as the senior players. We see many junior players complaining of longstanding calf and heel pain. This pain is usually due to a condition call severs and can easily be treated by visiting your...

Falls prevention. It’s important to get the ‘Balance’ right.

Falls are the number one cause of traumatic brain injury and fractures in older adults. 30% of people aged over 65 and 50% of people aged over 80 will have one or more falls within a year. If the fall causes a hip fracture the statistics are alarming; Over 10% of previously independent people...

Pro Ice Treatment

Pro Ice is the latest treatment tool based around the principal of compressing and cooling an acute injury such as a sprain, strain, bruise or post operative area. It uses the old theory of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) in a single unit that is wrapped around the affected body part, dramatically reducing swelling and...

Warming Up & Cooling Down

There should be no second thoughts on preparing before and after any sport or fitness training. This may help athletes to prevent injuries and pull through to get ready for their next challenge. There is much research available on warm up, static versus dynamic stretches and its necessity, to perform better during any event. From...