Increasingly athletes are being seen with bright coloured tape on their bodies, this is kinesiology tape. It is a light elastic tape that can be used for helping with musculoskeletal problems which can arise from overuse injuries, muscle strains or spasms, and swelling. Properties that make the tape appealing to athletes is its elasticity in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'joint discomfort'
What is Kinesiology Tape?
May 3rd, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: advice · education · joint discomfort · joint health · KT Tape · performance · physio shop · Physiotherapy · preparation · rehabilitation · running performance
Run Britain article by Dr Lucy Goldby on the Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill
February 16th, 2012 · No Comments
Dr Lucy Goldby has written a fantastic article on the Alter G treadmill (G-Trainer) that has appeared on Run Britain’s website. Run Britain is the largest online group for road running in the UK. Balance has now had their Alter-G for over three years and firmly believe that a tool is only as good as [...]
Tags: Alter-G · back pain · education · elite performance · fitness · g-trainer · injury prevention · interval training · joint discomfort · joint health · joint stress · marathon · pain free marathon training · Physiotherapy · rehabilitation · running performance · sports injury · triathlon
Ski Injury Physiotherapy
December 1st, 2011 · No Comments
The team at Balance are exceptionally experienced at treating ski and winter sports injuries. Not only do several members of the team ski but all are experienced in treating Orthopaedic injuries. So if you have hurt your knee and ruptured your ACL or torn your mensicus then we can help. Or you may simply want [...]
Tags: general information · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · rehabilitation · skiing · sports injury · surgery · winter sports
Balance team at the 2011 Virgin London Triathlon
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
The Balance team of Martina, Keith and Scott were at it again at this weekends Virgin London Triathlon working closely with KT Tape Europe to help the athletes with advice and taping any problems that they may have. The Balance team are becoming old hands having helped athletes at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon and [...]
Tags: advice · education · fitness · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · KT Tape · performance · physio shop · preparation · recovery · running performance · shop · sports injury · taping · treatment · Uncategorized
Ultimate Six+ Trigger Point Therapy Workshop Friday the 17th June
June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments
This fascinating course is aimed at anyone who wants to use Trigger Point Therapy in their professional capacity. You might be a Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Chiropractor, Sports Therapist, Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Sports Coach or even an Athlete. If you work with people who want to perform better, recover faster and prevent injuries from occuring then this [...]
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The Lissom Technique at Balance Performance Physiotherapy
March 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments
The Lissom Technique is the truly innovative creation of two exceptionally gifted specialists in human movment and part of the Balance strength and conditioning team Julien Diaz & Jason Prog. Lissom is a free flowing movement technique that encompasses a combination of simple but challenging moves and stretches to build core strength, flexibility, balance and endurance. The movmements used [...]
Tags: back pain · Balance · bodyweight · classes · education · elite performance · fitness · freestyle · general information · home training · imbalances · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · pilates · rehabilitation · strength and conditioning · thai boxing
elite athletes suffer many of the same sports injury problems
February 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Tight hip flexors and imbalances, weak gluteals – does this sound familiar? It happens to elite ATP pro tennis players as well as the recreational athletes we see from Clapham, Stockwell and Brixton.
Tags: Alter-G · back pain · education · elite performance · g-trainer · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · KT Tape · performance · physio shop · Physiotherapy · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · retail · soleus · sports injury · strength and conditioning · taping · treatment
Graham Anderson at AVB AMRO world tennis tournament
February 8th, 2011 · No Comments
News from Graham in Rotterdam: The 38th AVB AMRO world tennis tournament in Rotterdam may not sound the most glamourous event on the ATP Callander but with Soderling, Murray, Ferrer, Berdych, Melzer, and Tsonga, it is a strong field following on from the Australian Open. I’m the sole ATP physiotherapy representative to look after the [...]
Tags: back pain · education · elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint stress · performance · Physiotherapy · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · sports injury
Flow Restoration
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments
This Saturday in Edinburgh – Jonathan Lewis, Physiotherapist, Movement Strength and Conditioning coach is teaching alongside Keith Openshaw of Mad Dog Functional Training Sytems the first of a series of workshops they have written for fitness professionals, physiotherapist, sports therapists, osteopaths and chiropractors. Flow Restoration – Kettlebells for Injury Rehabilitation is a 1 day introduction [...]
Tags: back pain · bodyweight · CKT · education · fitness · general information · home training · IKFF · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · kettlebells · performance · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · surgery · surgery and operations · technique · Uncategorized
Running shoes – its bad news!
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Running shoes get a thumbs down from various critics (taken a little of context to be fair). Mick Habgood, podiatrist, and running orthotic specialist offers an alternative view in response: This is the original article published in the Daily Mail: http://tinyurl.com/cerpyu Here is the alternate view from Mick: Companies like those mentioned seem to create [...]
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