Balancing fatigue and muscle soreness with exercise performance is challenging, and athletes are often looking for ways to recovery...

Many marathon and ultra distance runners will tell you how significant 'hitting the wall' is, and how it causes a significant slowing of...

A question I am asked a lot, and quite rightly so. Any injury, be it back pain or knee pain, we need to be back on our feet as soon as...

No-one likes the limiting effects of muscles soreness after exercise, and we all want to speed up the process so we can get back to what...

A study produced by Washington State University looked into the effects of exercise and an antioxidant, gallic acid, on human cartilage...

In today's world, the lack of physical activity is a main reason for the decline in national physical fitness. This goes on to affect the...

The majority of us will know that we should be exercising as part of a healthy lifestyle, but many are put off because they don't have...

It is always interesting to hear what new patients expect from their first osteopathic appointment. Some may expect a discussion about...

Most people know they should warm-up before training, and many feel holding a few stretches will help you perform at a higher level and...

As we get older, a number of physiologic and functional changes occur which can lead to disability, frailty and falls. Muscle mass and...

The squat is a fundamental everyday movement, and you are unknowingly doing it every day. Think what happens when you sit down and stand...

Having just seen a patient at the grand age of 96 years old, I thought I would write a little about how exercise therapy can help those...

Many still believe that if they lift weights or perform resistance training, then they will start to look like a bodybuilder. This...

The Achilles tendon is the strongest in the body, but is frequently injured in mainly the young to middle aged active population. The...

A study performed by Scoenfeld et al., (2019) researched the muscular adaptations to low-, moderate-, and high-volume resistance training...

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, and as many as 90% of the western world ingest it on a regular...

If you're a runner, then tempo runs, long runs, and speedwork will probably be part of your training routine, as they will help build...

Sports such as tennis, squash, swimming, cricket and volleyball all require the athlete to be able to perform overhead arm movements, but...

Musculoskeletal injuries, such as lower back and neck pain, can emanate from the skin, fascia, bursa, muscle, ligaments, tendons and...

Total knee and hip replacements are often advised to those who have severe pain and reduced function, and have been quoted as being some...