A stitch is a commonly occurring cramp-like abdominal pain experienced during exercise. Despite the regularity with which this condition is described by athletes, it remains uncertain as to what the exact cause of it is. It has been suggested that it may be caused by trapping of air in the bowel during exe
Runners don’t cope well with injury. From years of experience treating various sports people and athletes at different levels, endurance athletes and, more specifically runners, find it most difficult to cope psychologically with being injured. Advice
Moderate and balanced exercise is key to the long term management of osteoarthritis as well as many other rheumatology conditions. Despite advice to stay active patients often worry that by exercising with aching joints that they will accelerate the arthritic process and lead to increased symptoms of pain and discomfort.
It just doesn’t work. We can say definitively that lower back pain and sciatica are not improved, even in the short term, by bed rest.
