Most of us can appreciate why we treat ourselves to a couple of alcoholic drinks here and there, especially around the festive period… but have you ever thought about the impact of Alcohol on Sport? As everything in life it is important to consider a BALANCE. A simple thing to do, especially if you are […]
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Do you want to have a golf swing and play like a pro, or at least feel like one? So, time to act like a pro! How to improve the golf swing? Here’s what a pro golfer does before he/she hits the course: Stretch, practice putting for 30 minutes, warm-up hitting for 35 minutes, then
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The blade runner, as he became known, is all over the news for different reasons than those which first made him famous. There has been a lot of courtroom analysis and debate over whether or not he was wearing his prosthetics on the night in question. Of course, I have no idea what really happened
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If you have been watching the 2014 world cup you will have seen a number of injuries (some fake, some real) taking place. One of the most common muscle to get injured is the hamstring. In the final over the weekend Schweinsteiger even managed to hit the ground, suffering a hamstring cramp. Over the next
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An article published in Gloucestershire Echo: Physiotherapist Angela Petrocchi reveals the secret behind Kinesio Tape that helps top athletes (opens in a new window)
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With the warmer season, we mainly want to enjoy outdoor activities like tennis, climbing or simply painting the garden fence. Unfortunately, sometimes a combination of poor physical preparation, overzealous repetitive movements or overload can spoil the fun and we end up with annoying and sometimes debilitating pain in the outside of or elbow: could it
1. What is it and symptoms 2. Causes 3. Treatment 4. Medication 1. What is it and symptoms Golfer’s elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is an inflammatory condition of the medial epicondyle (the big bone on the inside of the elbow) of the elbow. It is in some ways similar to tennis elbow. The inside of
