Whiplash.

Do you have whiplash? or acute neck pain? Below you can find some information and top tips to try help with your issue. Keep your head up at all times. If you allow the head to droop or sit forward, especially when reading or working at a desk, further strain can be placed on already…

Big toe pain and runners.

As the spring weather shifted, runners were getting more noticeable out on the streets and were itching to “Just RUN!”. With this increase in activity after a few treadmill months during the winter, it is common to see even the most avid runner go through some aches and pains until they get accustomed to running…

Advice for new runners.

Thinking of starting to exercise? Seen runners out there and thought, that’s what I really need to be doing? Well before you head down to the Sweatshop at Xscape and purchase your skins and new balance trainers, let me give you some facts and advice. Research suggests injury rates in novice runners is between 30% and…

Ice or heat following injury?

Using ice or heat following an injury and on painful areas of the body has been the topic of much discussion for years. We see various acronyms being awarded to injury management such as P.R.I.C.E (protection, rest, ice compressions and elevation, however, I have not found any stable evidence-based guidelines that have enabled an accurate,…

Game-Ready-Cold-Therapy-System.

The Game-Ready-System combines Intermittent Compression with Circumferential Cold-Therapy in one fully adjustable, easy-to-use, and adjustable application. RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) has long been used to treat acute and chronic injury and to assist in the recovery and rehabilitation after Orthopaedic surgery. Developed by scientists and doctors using proprietary NASA space suit technology, the Game-Ready-System simultaneously delivers both adjustable Cold-Therapy…

What is knee bursitis?

I have had a recent influx of patients suffering with knee bursitis. So, I thought it was about time I wrote about the current problems we are seeing. Knee bursitis can cause pain above, on or below your patella (kneecap). The knee consists of up to 11 bursae. The bursae most commonly subjected to inflammation…