Dynamic Warm-Up for COLD Running

Dynamic Warm-Up for COLD Running

Dynamic Warm-up for COLD Running A proper warm-up should always be a part of your exercise plan. But this is even more true when preparing for a run in colder weather. Dynamic stretching will better prepare your body and decrease the likelihood of sustaining...
Jumpers Knee

Jumpers Knee

Have you ever wondered why many basketball and volleyball players wear thin colourful straps just below their knees? These braces are often used in cases of patellar tendinopathy, also known as “Jumper’s Knee,” to assist in alleviating symptoms. The tendon of the...
Golf and Joint Replacements

Golf and Joint Replacements

Golf and Joint Replacements   Jack Nicklaus had his hip replaced in 1999 with a ceramic joint attached to titanium shaft. This surgery is being seen in more and more of our senior golfers. It is essential that you follow your orthopaedic surgeons orders. But here...
Pool Running

Pool Running

Introduction Does this have a familiar ring to it? Training is going well. Workouts leave you feeling quick and strong. So, you push that little bit harder to gain the edge. Suddenly, there is that ominous…snap! It could be a hamstring, calf or tendon. Well if you...
Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

As Spring gradually arrives some of us are ditching our skis and snowshoes and lacing up our runners. Sometimes our bodies are not quite ready for the transition and we can develop pain in the lateral knee and hip- possibly Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome....