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Sep 28, 20212 min read
Medial Ankle Sprain
What is a medial ankle sprain? A medial ankle sprain is a specific kind of ankle sprain that occurs when rolling your ankle outwards,...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 13, 20214 min read
Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 3: Leg Asymmetry
Have you ever thought about which leg is your dominant leg? Whether you are left foot dominant like Messi or right foot dominant like...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 5, 20216 min read
Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 2: hamstring and quadriceps (H/Q ratio)
Continuing from our previous blog, Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 1 - Growth Spurt, this blog explores the...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Aug 4, 20214 min read
Iliotibial Band (ITB) Syndrome
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common injuries in runners presenting with lateral knee pain, with an incidence...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 30, 20213 min read
Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI)
Have you ever landed awkwardly on your feet while playing sports, or twisted your foot over an uneven surface? What we know as a common...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 12, 20213 min read
Injury Prevention in Young Elite Footballers | Part 1 - Growth Spurt
Young elite football players between 10 and 19 years of age are at a high risk of injury incidence. On average rapid growth occurs around...
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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
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
Dec 22, 20202 min read
The No. 1 reason why you have wrist pain from push ups or handstands
Are you experiencing wrist pain from sitting hours in front of a computer typing away? Or are you trying to get in shape during isolation...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Dec 12, 20202 min read
All about Achilles tendinopathy
What is archilles tendinopathy? Achilles tendinopathy is a condition that causes pain, tenderness, stiffness and swelling in the Achilles...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Shoulder instability: What is it and can physio help?
What is the shoulder joint? The shoulder is a ball-and-socket type of joint that permits a wide range of movement. It is one of the most...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Increased calf pain with walking or jogging? It could be the soleus strain...
What is it? Everyone talks and knows about the gastrocnemius but how much do you know about the soleus? The soleus muscle is located...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Runner's Knee: What is it and How to Treat it
Runner’s Knee, or also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome, is a common injury causing pain at the front of the knee, around or behind...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Oct 26, 20204 min read
ACL Injury and Management
The knee is perhaps the most complex joint in the human body and is subjected to large forces during sporting activities. These forces...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Hamstring Injury and Prevention
For everyone that has had a hamstring injury, you’ll agree that they can be one of the most frustrating and difficult sporting injuries...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Oct 10, 20202 min read
Cryotherapy! Injury Management
Now you may think of Cryotherapy as the latest sport's science phenomena used by elite athletes. These athletes enter a cold tank, sit...
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Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jul 22, 20203 min read
The Sports Series: Sprained ankle
Ankle sprain is a common injury that many runners, netball, basketball and soccer players have experienced previously. What is an ankle...
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