Exercise helps and brings together people of all ages. There is truly nothing better than the adrenaline pumping through your body with the eagerness in pursuing your goals whether it be in sports, for health or personal well-being. It doesn’t matter whether you are a professional athlete, a gym-goer or an average joe, we all […]
Tag: physio
New Year new you?
New Year new you? Going to get back into the gym and be the fittest version of yourself you can be? Bet you didn’t expect that year to start off with multiple visits to your chiropractor or physio did you? Well as a chiropractor, I often see multiple cases in the new year where people […]
Is Crossfit dangerous?
Does Crossfit lead to more injuries? This time of year every one is keen to get back in to the gym or try something completely new and exciting. Is Crossfit bad for you? What do you think of cross-fit? These are two questions that pop up frequently when in clinic. I assume a lot of […]
Are Your Upper Traps Really Tight?
Neck pain due to upper trap “tightness” is a common condition we see at Health Space clinics. As a physio, I have seen many patients come in saying they have tight upper traps or feel like they hold their tension in their traps which makes them feel tight. However, this may not actually be true. […]
Training Volume: What Does It Mean For Injury Prevention And Optimising Performance?
One of the most overlooked factors when analysing onset of injuries is training volume. Training volume is the combination of total time spent training and the intensity that training is performed at. What we are concerned about is acute (recent) overload in training volume which can exceed our body’s ability to adapt and recover from […]
