Tendon Compression Once you have been diagnosed with a tendon injury (tendinopathy), there are a few quick and easy things you can do to manage your issue. Tendons dislike being put in to positions of compression. For each tendon there a few positions that you should aim to avoid for a short period whilst [...]

Tapering Tapering is an important aspect to any event or competition. Different types of competition and training schedules call for different types of tapering but generally speaking it is a reduction in loads to allow the body to catch up from a hard training schedule and then perform at its peak. When we consider our training [...]

Achilles Tendinopathy Achilles tendinopathy is a condition that we commonly see in the general population and elite sport. Achilles tendinopathy can present with NO specific incident but is usually associated with a change in load eg. runners, following lower limb surgery, change in surface (ie beach), amount of exercise, environment, weakness etc. Patients could describe an increase in [...]

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction The sacroiliac joint is located in the lower part of the back and joins the tail bone (sacrum) to one of the pelvic bones (ilium). There are two sacroiliac joints – one on either side of the spine. The sacroiliac joints act to transfer weight from the spine to the pelvis and allow a [...]