We’ve had quite a few calf injuries in runners attending the clinic recently and it’s inspired this latest article on correct technique for calf stretching. Usually, if a patient is asked to demonstrate a calf stretch they will immediately demonstrate the first stretch pictured below.
Gastrocnemius
Hamstring injuries are perhaps the most commonly seen injury in our field sports. They have a high reoccurrence rate and it’s not uncommon to have a player attend clinic complaining that they suffer a hamstring injury at least once a season. On average a hamstring tear will result in a three week absence from play […]
Various physiotherapy treatment techniques now focus on trigger point release whether manually, with hand, finger or thumb pressure or with dry needling techniques, however sometimes it may be helpful to understand what trigger points are, and why they develop in muscle tissue.
Myofascial trigger points are present, to some extent, for everyone. Some muscle groups are […]
It may appear that we’re experiencing an epidemic of anterior crutiate ligament injuries at the moment and there certainly seems to be a media focus on this injury following a couple of ACL ruptures among prominent GAA stars. With such media focus many patients of our clinic have been asking why is it such a […]
