IT’S JUST A SPRAINED ANKLE … BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? This common but often painful injury can have unforeseen effects. In a study that involved a 10-year follow-up of patients suffering ankle sprains, 72 percent showed signs of arthritis in the ankle joint. Given the serious long-term consequences associated with ankle sprains, it […]
There is a lot of sugar in fruit so we should not eat too much of it – particularly in juiced form. A medium sized apple contains sugar and also fibre but when you juice apples, you retain the sugar and lose the healthy fibre. We think that Coca Cola is bad for us […]
You can see from this picture that psoas has it’s origin in the lumbar spine – from each of the 5 lumbar vertebrae in fact … one each side of the spine then it passes towards the front of the body and inserts into the top of the thigh bone. It is a […]
MUSCLE OF THE MONTH QUIZ! Test your knowledge – try to answer the questions below and find out the answers next Friday! PSOAS MUSCLE Where is this muscle What does it do What effect can it have on your movement if it is weak How can you improve the strength Don’t forget […]
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury With news of England footballer Theo Walcott being ruled out of this summer’s World Cup, Dr Barton explains the function of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, how it becomes injured and the associated treatment and rehabilitation processes. The Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL) main role is to help to stabilize the knee by […]
Stop worrying about a New Year Resolution to be more organized or go to the gym more often … if you haven’t been used to doing these things – the chances are you won’t keep them up for long just because it is a New Year. Just KEEP IT SIMPLE! Resolve to change just two […]
