• Athletics: World Championships and Injury

    The World Athletics Championships got under way on Friday, and with them comes the last chance to ever see Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt and distance running great Mo Farah in action at the elite level. Both look set to retire at the end of this season, closing the curtain on an era in athletics … Read more

    The Best way to Apply a Cold or Hot Compress

    It’s the 85th minute, your team is 1-0 down when the ball is headed from your area and falls in to your path. There’s green grass ahead of you, the counter is there, this is it, your chance at glory, equalise and become a hero. But just as you get in to your stride, that … Read more

    Kick Start Your Running Season with these Top Tips

    Are you ready to put some rubber to concrete after having a winter break? Or perhaps you’re not quite ready and need some tips to help persuade you. Whatever your reasons, we’re glad you’ve joined us to read some of PhysioRoom.com’s top tips for getting back out and pounding the pavement Comfort and Preparation are ... Read more

    Top 5 Tennis Injuries

    Every summer Wimbledon inspires so many of us to get out onto the court, whether we're a complete tennis newbie or an avid racket-swinger. As with any sport, tennis always comes with its associated injuries but though tennis elbow might be the first ailment that comes to mind, there are many more problems often found in ... Read more

    Infographic: Common Sports-Related Injuries and Recovery Time

    Recovery˔ime Keep tabs on your club’s sidelined starsˡnd follow their expected period of rehabilitation. Match up the general recovery time from their injuries to their estimated return date with our Premier League Injury Table. Our guide to three injured players according to our infographic: Vincent Kompany, calf Having suffered another calf injury against Dynamo Kiev, … Read more

    12 of the Strangest Self-Inflicted Golf Injuries

    Injuries are just part of the job for professional sportsmen and women. You could even argue that they are expected to happen. When you are putting your body under such intensive fitness scrutiny, in order to become the very best in your chosen discipline, itֳ pretty much a given that you are going to suffer some sort of injury along the way. Sometimes, however, that injury may well have been entirely avoidable.

    As˴he 2016 Masters Tournament tees off later this week, we’ve taken a look atʱ2 of the strangest self-inflicted injuries sustained by golfers, from the surprisinglyˣommon to the downright daft.

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    Why Foam Rollers Should Be A Part of Your Training

    American marathon runner Dan Lyne examines the benefits of foam rollers as well as the risks, and highlights four key areas of the body to roll. Injury avoidance during marathon training is one of the top challenges for most runners. Strength training, stretching, diet, sleep and proper footwear are the most common ways to stay … Read more

    From Murray Mound to Tennis Elbow…PhysioRoom does Wimbledon

    Itֳ’s that time of year again. Hundreds and thousands of normally reserved and laid-back Brits (and a few other nationalities too) will descend upon SW19 in London, turn into a raging horde of tennis aficionados, clamber up Murray Mound and proceed to wail and cheer for two whole weeks of unadulterated tennis frivolity. Thatֳ’s right … Read more

    Electrostimulation: A Guide to Buying the Best TENS Machine

    As a sports enthusiast, or a fitness-freak, you will be no stranger to the effect that keeps you from training after a particularly intensive workout (well, maybe just after a normal workout; we don’tִ all have the same aptitudes, right?). You might have also been wondering why the chap training next to you at the … Read more

    20 Reasons ‘NOT’ To Run A Marathon

    Yeah, we know that charity is a good thing and running a marathon, whether it is for personal glory or for a great cause, is an admirable achievement. Anybody that can run for 26.2 miles has my respect, and anyone that does it dressed as the Incredible Hulk or in some excruciatingly uncomfortable Rhino costume … Read more