Arthritis and Cold Weather
Very often patients suggest that their joint aches and pains are made worse by the cold and damp weather. It’s been said anecdotally to me all too often not to give some credence to this view. However there remains no …
Is it really a Frozen Shoulder?
The label frozen shoulder tends to be used to describe any pain and associated restriction of movement in the shoulder joint. This is a mistake. The condition more correctly described as adhesive capsulitis, refers very specifically to an inflammatory process …
A Flexible Training Plan Key to success in Marathon
Everyone else’s training isn’t going as seamlessly as you believe. It’s the scourge of every runner, the certainty that; while you’re laid up with injury the rest of the athletic world is breezing effortlessly through their training programme. Everyone picks …
Pre-Race Massage Timing
As running season heads towards it climax, with athletes getting the last few long runs in the legs before the Dublin city marathon on Monday 29th October, many participants are asking their chartered physiotherapist what is the optimal time …