Tag: Injury
Health Zone Physio: What is the most common injury we see?
A common question we get as Physios is: what is the most common injury we see?
I can’t speak for all clinics, but at Healthzone...
Knee injuries – The statistics and 3 tips to avoid becoming...
The most common body parts to injure in sports are the ankle, knee, thigh/hip, lower back and shoulder. Knees however differ in a big...
Injuries in Young Athletes
Although they seem to be much more physically resilient than the rest of us; children and teenagers are also prone to injuries, especially if...
Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
Shockwave Therapy – the answer to those tricky injuries
Recently the team at Healthzone Physiotherapy have acquired a new adjunct to treating those complicated, longstanding conditions that we all hate. Shockwave therapy was...
Sleep: The Crucial Ingredient
As a physiotherapist our patients often ask us how they could have avoided the injury that has landed them in our office.
Injury prevention is a...
Why the shoulder is so vulnerable to injury and how to...
It’s been bugging you for a while now.
There’s a dull ache in your shoulder and the more you play the sorer it gets.
Resting up...
Girls are far more at risk of injury than boys. Here’s...
Did you know: Girls Are 6 Times More Likely to Get Injured Than Boys?
Participation in youth sport has increased dramatically in recent years, with...
Youth Athlete Injuries: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
The knee is the second most commonly injured joint in the body by youth athletes (just behind the ankle), but we spend more money...
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5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
How To Train Balance – Video
Tag is a game for all ages - it never gets old. And when you add simple rules to stress a particular component of...
Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
Implementing a set programme into your swim sessions
Training sets and fitness goals are a great way to improve your current swimming ability. More often than not, I see people swimming lap...
