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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Sep 4, 20237 min read
How Long Does it Take for a Bone Stress Injury to Heal
A bone stress injury (BSI) is an overuse injury caused by repeated impact on a bone. It is important to point out here that bone is a...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 4, 20236 min read
Jumper’s Knee – let’s get you back to shooting hoops!
What is Jumper’s Knee? ‘Jumper’s Knee' or patellar tendinopathy is a type of knee pain that is experienced on the front of the knee. It...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 3, 20235 min read
Get back in the boat fast! A guide to recover from rowing-related lower back pain
Research has shown that lower back pain is very common in rowers with 30-50% of rowers experiencing some type of lower back pain during a...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Feb 8, 20233 min read
The Perfect Landing
Understanding Active Stiffness and other elements that make a perfect landing Jumping and landing are integral movements in most sports....
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Patellar dislocation - help me get back to sports!
You can ask the person who had their first knee dislocation out on the field how it felt and 9 times out of 10 they will tell you it was...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Oct 18, 20225 min read
Hamstring Injury in Football Players
Hamstring muscle strain is one of the most common injuries in sports that involve high-speed running, jumping, kicking and rapid change...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 25, 20224 min read
Five things to consider for your warm up routine
Skipping warm-ups before your game? Bad idea! We have probably all been told that “you should do some warm-ups before doing your game”....
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 14, 20215 min read
Squats 101: How to Squat
Let's talk about how to squat! We're also going to show you how different variations of the squat can alter muscle activation. While...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jun 16, 20214 min read
Sports injury: cork thigh
Corked your leg? "Oh, just walk it off!" your teammate may say. In hindsight, they are probably right after considering the current...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 31, 20214 min read
Osgood what?
Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, hard to pronounce, possibly even harder to treat. That is, without targeted physiotherapy expertise....
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 25, 20213 min read
A pain in the butt - a closer look at hamstring tendinopathy
A pain in the butt. This is what some might describe an injury called a proximal hamstring tendinopathy. That’s because it quite...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 20, 20212 min read
Should you still use ice for acute injuries?
Why do we instinctively ask for ice when we injure ourselves? For years and years, doctors, trainers and coaches have recommended “RICE”-...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 19, 20213 min read
How to fix your 'tight' hips
It seems like everyone has ‘tight hip flexors’ nowadays. To find relief, your friend might hold a lunge on a bench to stretch out their...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Improve your baddie smash
Badminton is currently recognized as one of the fastest racket sports in the Olympics, the fastest badminton smash recorded competitively...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Top 5 things to do after intense exercise
After an intense workout session you are left sore, stiff and in pain for the next 2-3 days. Each time you try to move you can hear your...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Want to reduce football injuries? Do the FIFA 11+ program
Even if you aren't a football fan, you have probably heard of FIFA. But have you ever heard of the FIFA 11+? What is it? The FIFA 11+ is...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Levelling up on the 'monster walk'
Thinking of strengthening your glutes? Try the monster walk! The monster walk is an exercise many will have done before. It includes...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 27, 20212 min read
How to improve your golf game 🏌️
When it comes to golf, in order to improve your golf swing we need to work on 2 critical factors, flexibility 🤸🏼 and strength 🏋🏼 Here...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Up your game with the ROXPro
We have recently got our hands on a set of ROXPro - a set of tactile pods that use innovative technology for training and rehabilitation....
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 10, 20212 min read
What is the optimum riding position?
We're often asked by our clients - what is the optimum position when I cycle? We've put together this article to help our road cyclists....
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