Blog by our sports physio, Jo. With everyone increasing their fitness to get that ‘summer body’ and enjoying the outdoors a bit more now the clocks have gone forward (thank god!!!) I have witnessed a few side effects to this health kick.. Many people especially the runners have reported a ‘cramping’ symptom… What is aRead More…
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Sports Injuries: Is It Ligament Or Muscle Damage?
Is ligament damage worse than muscle damage? This is a question I hear from every client when I tell them they’ve damaged their ligaments and usually it’s going to take a little longer than it would be to heal the same degree of damage in a muscle. In order to fully answer thisRead More…
Trigger points: What’s Triggering Your Pain?
Hey guys Jo Here (the massage queen) 🙂 Got something to ask you… Are you experiencing restricted movement and pain when moving in general? Typically your neck and shoulders? Sudden onset post stress? Many people suffer from sensitive spots in their muscles, often called trigger points. What are these I hear you say? Well…when youRead More…
Sports/Exercise Injuries: Tendonitis How Resting Will Make It Worse
Kev the massage king here, nice to see you’re back again! Now lets get started and the topic for this month’s blog from me is…Tendonitis. I’ve had a few cases of tendonitis to different parts of the body this past month and they’ve got three things in common…. There’s a weakness in the muscle orRead More…
Sport Injuries: The DO’s And DON’Ts Of An Injury
Jo here the newest member of the Paul Gough Physio Team: I’m writing to tell you’s about sports injuries and what is the BEST advice I can give you IF you do manage to get one (and yes they are a very common factor of sport 😉 ) but first I’m going to tell youRead More…
Piriformis Syndrome : Tips For Runners Worried About A “Bad Back”…
A few tips this week for anyone running with a stiff or bad back, or who wants to avoid one: First, a relevant little “preseason” story from my days as a pro football Physio… So, pre-season would come around and the running would commence. And it was customary back then for pretty much the entireRead More…
Why Running Can Be Such A Good “Stress” Reliever For ANYONE…
Finding the time to keep fit is the often the number one obstacle to a person being as fit as they would like. There’s always something to get in the way of going for that run, that swim, the long ride of even a game of 5 a side with your work mates. And asRead More…
Just How “MAGIC” Is The Physio’s “Sponge”?
One of the most stereotypical images of grassroots sport is the sight of the slightly over weight trainer wearing the padded jacket, carrying the bucket and sponge. Every team should have one and it seems that no matter what injury happens on the pitch, the sponge is the magical answer. (Get sports injury tips whenRead More…
Sports Injury : Why “Exercises” Don’t Always Work … And How To Make Sure The Ones You’re Doing, Are!
Let’s talk… About why MOST exercises NEVER work. (Like the person injured and doing them, hopes…) Apply To Become One Of My Clients By Clicking Here It’s largely because they are being being done at the wrong time, for the wrong reason AND in the wrong order. There’s a ‘myth” out there that anytime anyRead More…
Sports Injury : How To Avoid 8 Weeks Of Loss, Time Out, Frustration And Regret By Making One Simple Decision (Like Dave)
Get top tips to recover from ANY sports Injury sent to you in one special report that’s free : www.paulgoughphysio.com/sports-injury === Today I’d like you to “Meet Dave”… He is a gentleman who came to see me (originally) suffering with Knee Pain from spending too much time on the course and on his bike. [WatchRead More…