Sports
The Strange History of the Goalkeeper’s Gloves
When you were a kid and had to play in goals in those halcyon days when you had jumpers for goalposts you never wore gloves. It would have appeared soft and sissy to put a pair of super padded gloves on as you took your turn in nets (even though there was no net.) Before … Read more
PhysioRoom’s Worst MMA Injuries
The MMA world is no stranger to devastating injuries. Whether its in the octagon on fight night or during training camp, injuries are only ever one takedown or strike away from happening. The somewhat base and brutal nature of MMA means impact injuries are inevitable, be it a leg snapped entirely in half while delivering … Read more
Five Footballers Who Have Triumphed Over Adversity
Thanks to the improvements in medical science we are used to seeing players come back from career threatening injuries Manchester United’s Nemadja Vidic is just the latest in a long line of players to return to action following knee ligament damage. In the past such an injury would have meant the Serb could not have … Read more
#FAIL: 5 Of The Worst Self-Inflicted Sports Injuries
In the wake of West Ham’s Enner Valencia standing on a cup and injuring himself, we have looked into some of the most ridiculous self-inflicted injuries ever seen in the often amazingly daft, dangerous and downright dim-witted world of professional sport. Viewer discretion is advised. Enjoy! 1 – Maurides : You’re a footballer son, not … Read more
Fittest Footballers
It is not a name that trips off the lips in any conversation about football but Harold Bell is a record breaker. He played an amazing 401 consecutive league games for Tranmere Rovers between 1946 and 1955. This is an exceptional achievement for a number of reasons. First, he played most of his career in … Read more
Jack McIntosh on Diet
As part of our series following World’s Strongest Man competitor Jack McIntosh we decide to get our teeth around that all important diet. The stats on Jack Age: 24 Lives: Kendal, Lake District Height: 6’4″ Weight: 23 Stone Bench: 240kg Squat: 310kg Deadlift: 410kg Diet Special As a strength athlete how important is … Read more
Football Fitness Tests
When a footballer needs to prove his fitness to his boss he has to undergo a fitness test. This does not involve the player sitting at a desk in a draughty gym with a desk full of lucky gonks trying to work out the answer to question one. What exactly does a fitness test consist … Read more
5 Common Ice Hockey Injuries
Winter Sports are very much in at the moment in the UK thanks to the Winter Olympics, and none more so than Ice Hockey. Here at PhysioRoom, we have form for keeping an interest in Ice Hockey, following our link-up with the GB Ice Hockey team last year, and well of course be cheering the … Read more