Mechanical or non-specific neck pain refers to discomfort in the cervical spine area that isn’t caused by a severe underlying disease or structural pathology. It affects the region between the base of your skull and the top of your shoulders. What is Mechanical Neck Pain? It is common, particularly among office workers and those who…
Prepare your body before surgery with exercise. Focus on range of motion through the knee, hip and spine. Strengthening has been shown to improve function pre and post operatively which can improve long term function and quality of life. Exercises: Elevated Bridge Why?Non weight bearing exercise suitable for beginners through to intermediate level.To gain a muscular…
Want to Hit Your Marathon Goal? Here’s How!
Training smart is key to marathon success. To reach your target time, balance endurance runs, speed work, and strength training—including single-leg squats, calf raises, and core exercises—to boost performance and prevent injury.
For a 3:30 marathon, aim for 12.1 km/h (4:58 min/km). Need expert guidance? Our running specialist physiotherapists offer assessments and tailored training plans.
Case study on how our Physiotherapy team at MOVEMENTPERFECTED can help you if you have illiotibial band syndrome, otherwise knows as ITB syndrome……..my knee hurts….come and see us we can help
Every year around 3% of amateur athletes injure their ACL, for professional athletes this can be as high as 15%. Pivoting sports such as football have the highest incidence of ACL injuries followed by winter sports like skiing. This is due to the fact that a cut-and-plant movement is the typical mechanism that causes the ACL…
If you find you sit most of the day build in some positive spinal movement to keep your neck back and shoulders happy. Here is Vicky demonstrating some nice exercises. This week adding these and a walk at lunchtime to break your seated day into two blocks, would be a nice treat for your body. Side…
The calf is made up of three muscles:Gastrocnemius SoleusPlantaris The gastrocnemius is the largest and most commonly strained muscle. It crosses three joints, knee, ankle and metatarsals in the foot. The most common place for a strain is on the middle inside portion of the muscle. Halfway up on the inside of the leg the largest…
4 Top Benefits of Stretching 1, Reduces muscle tension and helps relaxation, through improved circulation and oxygen exchange. 2. It improves ease of movement, which in turn helps improve coordination through the range.3. Injury prevention, begin more supple, helps your body adapt to loads.4. It helps produce smooth muscle contraction. And because of the above, it…