Weightlifters can experience injuries due to the repetitive nature of the activity and lifting heavy weights. Let’s take a look at some common injuries and prevention methods. Tennis elbow – Defined by wear and tear to tendon insertion of the forearm extensor muscles...
Women can be more prone to developing carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. Here’s a look at why and what you can do to help it. During pregnancy you can be more prone to developing carpal tunnel syndrome. This is because there can accumulation of fluid in the body...
We have been making a series of exercises video tutorials for our social media. Have a look at our one for thumb opposition exercises. This exercise strengthens the thumb and improves range of motion. Watch our video for a demonstration: If you have any questions...
Doing push-ups after recovering from a wrist injury can be very difficult. Here are some ways you can protect your wrists, including strengthening, range of movement exercises and supports such as “wags”. For most of us push-ups are a challenge at the best of times,...
Here we take a look at how to prevent common injuries associated with playing netball, such as an injury to the volar plate ligament. For a non-contact sport we see a lot of netball-related finger injuries! This is most commonly caused by the ball hitting the end of...
