Resistance training is a necessary and advantageous component of conditioning for power and field sport such as GAA and rugby. However an increasing number, particularly, of young athletes are presenting to physiotherapy clinics with problems arising from muscle imbalance issues …
Christmas is now a distant memory and thoughts invariably turn to getting in shape and becoming more active to work off the excesses of the festive season. We’re dedicating our first blog of 2014 to advising newbie exercisers on remaining …
Did you spot it? Sustained by a GAA player catching a ball, who initially suspected ligament damage, an un-displaced fracture of the second phalanx on the index finger extending to the 2nd interphalangeal joint is clearly visible on x-ray.…
The achilles tendon is the strongest in the body and it’s diameter is approximately equal to that of your baby finger. Its function is to transmit forces generated by the calf muscles, gastrocnemius and soleus, in order to move the …
