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Wish Your Spine a Very Merry Christmas
All too often the combination of unusual activity, heavy shopping, cleaning, lifting and twisting, perhaps sprinkled with a dose of muscle relaxing alcohol, leaves a lasting memory after Christmas not of pleasant times with the family but of excruciating back pain.
Here are Physiobench's tips to make sure you
Shoulder Injury in Canoeing. The Feared Shoulder Dislocation
Normally caused by poor technique shoulder dislocation is the most feared of shoulder canoeing injuries.
The fact that the shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body means that it has less inherent stability. Positions where the arm is above shoulder level, taken backwards and then force applied are ...
Recovery after Hip Replacement
Hip replacement is a routine and very successful operation. 80,000 hip replacements are carried out each year in England and Wales and the vast majority of people will be very happy with their new hip. Recovery after hip replacement can be enhanced by appropriate hip replacement exercises.
In the first few ...
Common Climbing Finger Injuries
Injury to the A2 pulley, underneath which the finger flexor tendons pass, is an injury seen almost exclusively in rock climbers.
Two articles have been published in the medical press, from which many climbers have drawn the conclusion that taping fingers has no role to play in the prevention of, or recovery from A2 pulley injury. [...]
Tick Bite Prevention Week
The first sunny weekend of the year sees us reaching for the shorts, t shirts and sun cream, but those of us doing any outdoor activity must also remember to check afterwards to make sure that we haven't picked us any ticks. These little mites latch onto exposed flesh to feed on the host's blood, [...]
Low Back Pain a Common Golf Injury
Golf is often considered to be a gentle and thus injury free sport, but a survey in the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed that 57% of amateur golfers in the UK will suffer from a golf related injury. Low back pain is the most common golf injury
Analysis of common ...
Setting a SMART New Year Resolution
Will you be setting an ordinary New Year Resolution tomorrow with a 75% chance that it will have been forgotten by the end of January or will you be setting a SMART New Year Resolution to improve your chances of success in life change?
7 Christmas Present Ideas for Kids to Keep them Fit for the Future
7 Christmas present ideas for kids that are both fun and will keep them fit for the future.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says that in order to stay healthy children should get at least 60 minutes exercise a day, these Christmas present ideas for kids will give hours of fun without them even realising they [...]
Skiers Thumb: a Common Thumb Injury, Explanation, Prevention and Treatment
Skiers thumb, also known as thumb sprain accounts for up to 10% of skiing injuries. Usually caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand which forces the thumb backwards, skiers can minimise their risk of injury by correct ski pole grip technique.
Skiers Thumb: a Common Thumb Injury, Explanation, Prevention and Treatment
The Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Injuries in Paddle Sports