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Reduce Your Injury Risk During Lockdown

Alex Smith - Physiotherapist

May 12, 2020
3 min

Reduce Your Injury Risk During Lockdown

With the current social distancing and lockdown status amid the Covid-19 pandemic, exercise and fitness is key to maintaining both physical and mental wellbeing. However, with more free time on our hands it’s difficult not to turn to exercise to steer ourselves away from boredom. If you’re used to exercising regularly then this shouldn’t be a shock to the system, but for those who don’t exercise regularly a sudden increase in physical exercise could lead to an injury. For yea

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The Injury Myths of CrossFit

Recover Like An Olympian

Alex Smith - Physiotherapist

Nov 12, 2017
2 min

Recover Like An Olympian

On Thursday Alex spent the day at the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, a phenomenal purpose built centre striving to achieve optimum levels of health and performance in professional competitors prior to Tokyo 2020, as well as members of the local community. Alongside physiotherapists from some of the UK’s most elite professional sports clubs, Alex attended the IPRS Mediquipe Biodex Users workshop. Listening to speakers from the English Institute of Sport, Premi

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Surviving The Winter

Alex Smith - Physiotherapist

Oct 28, 2017
2 min

Surviving The Winter

As a summer full of polo comes to an end, many polo players will be looking forward to taking a well earned break, as will the ponies. A polo season can be a tiring time for not only the ponies but for the players too. The winter break can be just as beneficial for the players as it is for the horses. But it’s not all about kicking the feet up and enjoying the sweet and savoury delights of Christmas appetisers, it’s important to focus on allowing your body to recover to it’s

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Plantar Fasciitis - The Truth Behind The Pain

Excellence Physio

Jul 6, 2017
3 min

Plantar Fasciitis - The Truth Behind The Pain

As the summer descends upon and the levels of exercise increase, so do the number of people complaining of a nuisance pain in the sole of their feet. More often than not, this is a result of the condition most commonly known as Plantar fasciitis. Interestingly, in the past week I have witnessed 6 people hobbling around with the condition. Over 80% of whom weren’t aware of the benefits physiotherapy could have on the pain. So this blog aims to help advise you on the condition

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Foam Rolling - Worth the hype?

Alex Smith - Physiotherapist

Jun 22, 2017
5 min

Foam Rolling - Worth the hype?

Many people have heard about the dreaded foam roller and how painful it can be, often being put off by the thought of it as soon it’s mentioned. However, It’s fastly becoming one of the most used self-myofascial release techniques and becoming very popular amongst both elite and amateur athletes. But how painful and beneficial can it actually be? Over the past month I set out to find out the real benefits and just how much of an impact it can have on your performance. Muscle

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Heat or ICE?

Alex Smith - Physiotherapist

May 24, 2017
2 min

Heat or ICE?

The question we get asked so frequently is ‘Do I apply ICE or Heat to my injury?’ Well here’s a little bit more information to help you decide …. ICE Ice is usually used for the more acute injuries, such as Sprained ligaments, muscles tears or bruises. Especially if the affected area is beginning to swell. Ice is excellent at reducing swelling as it vaso-constricts (narrows) the blood vessels, limiting the internal bleeding / inflammation occurring at the injury site. It is b

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