The meniscus of the knee is the cartilaginous tissue that acts to absorb shock, cushion impact, facilitate movement and provide nutrients to the knee joint. The menisci are two half-moon shaped rings of cartilage that are prone to injury in sports people and in aging knees more generally. Generally sufferers of meniscus injury will experience [...]
Slipped or prolapsed discs are a common cause of unrelenting and chronic LBP. Widespread availability of MRI scanning has made diagnosis of disc prolapses much easier. Did you spot the prolapse in the picture? Notice how the dark black colour encroaches beyond the body of the vertebrae above and below it. This is at the [...]
Stretching is a key principle of injury prevention. For runners preparing for the Marathon entering a final week of rest, every effort should be made to spend these low mileage last few days preparing your body with adequate and appropriate stretching. At the clinic we hear athletes, runners and field sports players in particular, make [...]
It still surprises us at Laurel Lodge Physiotherapy how much runners fail to take adequate care with their stretching routine. In the lead up to the Dublin City Marathon, we’ve had so many athletes attend with injuries as a consequence of poor or inadequate (or in some cases) absent stretching routines. Running certainly is increasing in [...]
