Want to play more of the sport you love? Then it’s definitely in your interest to make sure that you avoid football injuries wherever possible. The good news is that, through simply knowing what to do and taking a few simple actions, you can dramatically lower your chances of spending time in the treatment room. […]
Fix Your Football Knee Injury – An Essential Guide
Of all injuries, the most feared among footballers is knee injuries. No injury is pleasant, but football knee injuries are the particular ones that can bring the whole show crashing down. For players over a certain age (and also a large portion of younger guys too), dodgy knees are a constant worry, and they’re the […]
The Best Stretches & Exercise for Tight Hamstrings
In part 1 we already looked at why tight hamstrings arise, and how you can accurately test if you’ve got problems with your flexibility (as well as the consequences of having tight hamstrings). Part 1: The problem with tight hamstrings and how to test yours Now that you know the damage this can cause, it’s […]
Tight Hamstrings: test & improve your flexibility
Are your hamstrings tighter than the spandex on a 350lb wrestler? If so, you need to do something about it. The fact is, tight hamstrings are not good for you and in this post we’ll explore why. We’ll also look at how you can accurately test if you’ve got tight hamstrings. In part 2 we’ll […]
Maximize your Rest and Recovery for Top Performance
If you’re involved in regular sporting activity, then the chances are you’ll have some awareness of the importance of rest and recovery between exertions in training and competition. Some people think that the rest and recovery phase is all about simply doing nothing other than refraining from sport but it’s about much more than this. […]
Ankle Injuries – A Simple Guide to Fixing them
Ankle injuries are among the most common injuries in football. In fact, records gathered for all injuries over an 11 year period in the Champions League showed that ankle injuries made up 13% of the total. That’s clearly significant. Of that 13%, just over half were due to lateral ligament ankle sprains. That’s the one […]
Online Physiotherapy Reviewed – Does it Really Work?
I’ve seen the future: the world cup tournament is being played on the moon, and Sepp Blatter has had himself cryogenically frozen until his reputation for corruption blows over and he can return as head of FIFA. No, of course that’s nonsense. But I have recently come across something that I really do believe will […]
How to Warm-Up Before 5-a-side
The vast majority of 5-a-side players don’t put much effort into doing a pre-game warm-up at all. If there is a warm-up, it will often consist of a couple of players standing around firing balls at the goalkeeper (or whoever is daft enough to be standing in goal at the time), stopping occasionally to do […]
First Aid for Football – Vital Knowledge
Whether it’s ‘jumpers for goalposts’ or something more organised, millions of us are playing football each week. Most of the time, it’s simply a great way to get fit and have fun in the process. But anyone who has played any significant amount of football will have seen injuries occur. Usually these injuries are relatively […]
Should I See a Physiotherapist?
Bring up the topic of amateur football in a conversation and it always seems that, before long, it turns to talking about injuries. Everyone gets injured at some point, it’s just the risk you run when playing any sport. At the very least it results in discomfort, and at worst it can keep us out […]