How long have you been feeling a sharp pain under your foot, specifically in the ball near your toes? Bones usually are connected to one another but with one exception — sesamoids. Instead, they’re attached to tendons and within muscles. When increased pressure on these bones occurs, a pain manifests itself. And that nuisance is … Read more
Ankle Taping is just one of many body parts that can be secured for prevention and treatment of sports injuries. There’s a vast array of different techniques used not just for each body part, but for each area of injury themselves, depending on the condition. We must point out, this is no alternative to visiting … Read more
It’s Ryder Cup Weekend! The nature of golf means repetitive stress injuries are always on the cards. We’ve seen players like Tiger Woods quite literally break down from these injuries. The unnatural movements and places of strain/pressure in golf add up to create the perfect injury storm. That’s why here at PhysioRoom, we’re going to run … Read more
Tennis is one of the most demanding sports that you can play, with multiple muscles and joints within your body potentially being pushed to the limits for in some cases, hours on end. Andy Murray is a prime example of the effects that tennis can have on your body. The Scotsman’s injuries have plagued him … Read more
Last Thursday Laurent Koscielny faced what must have seemed like an inevitable blow given his last few years of injury woes, a ruptured achilles tendon. Though still, when playing in the Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, the Frenchman looked behind him to see who had kicked out at the back of his heel and … Read more
Although the team here at PhysioRoom can’t offer you a miracle cure for your sprained ankle, we can provide you with a particular set of ankle supports and braces that can aid you on your road to recovery. Whether you’ve been unfortunate enough to have been involved in a crunching tackle out on the football … Read more
So, you’ve found yourself with an injured ankle. Fate has cruelly conspired to roll your foot under you and make the next few weeks of your life somewhat inconvenient. It could have been in work, at home or more likely on the field, but whatever the cause, ankle sprains and fractures can happen anywhere, at … Read more
Regardless of whether you’re a world class athlete or you’re just looking to get in to the sport, preventing and treating triathlon injuries is vitally important. A lot of triathlon injuries are over use injuries that require rest to recuperate, something one can ill afford is looking to get up to speed for competition. That’s … Read more
The beauty of running is in the simplicity. You just move your legs, you don’t really need much else, at least to begin with. But as you progress, running injuries may start to become a problem and you may want to protect yourself from harm. Running is one of the most popular forms of sporting … Read more
It’s back! Cricket’s County Championship is set to enthral us once again with its latest chapter as all 18 teams across both Divisions One and Two gear up to fight for domestic cricket’s biggest prize. It gets under way on Friday the 13th (April), an apt date given strange things tend to happen in this … Read more