• Rehab and Fitness

    Why Foam Rollers Should Be A Part of Your Training

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    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

    GIVEAWAY!!! Win Tigers Vs Falcons Tickets with Mueller

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    As the Rugby World Cup looms large on the horizon, Physioroom have teamed up with sports injury specialists Mueller to bring you a fantastic rugby union competition and offer you the chance to see some of your favourite superstars in action. To prepare for the 2015/16 season, Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks will … Read more

    Golf Injuries (The Ridiculous from the Sublime)

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    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.

    So as Rory McIlroy sits on his couch watching the delayed 144th Open Championship final round unfold without him, we thought we would try and make him feel a little better about his injury plight with a look at some of golfֳ other self-inflicted injuries and weֶe even thrown a cool infographic in there to help you deal with your recovery, should you fall foul of the golfing injury demons.

    Happy golfing and get well soon Rory!

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    From Murray Mound to Tennis Elbow…PhysioRoom does Wimbledon

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    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

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    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

    Hamstring Strain (Part 2) : Early Rehabilitation Techniques

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    So you’ve pulled your hamstring, you’re in pain and you want to get back to playing the sport you enjoy as quickly, as safely and as healthily as possible. Well you came to the right place; at least here we won’t get bogged down in discussions about what colour a dress is, the workings of … Read more

    The Best Kettlebell Workouts for Women

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    Personal trainer and fitness blogger Alexis Fletcher is back once again with more quirky insights into the world of health and fitness. Welcome to PhysioRoom.com’s guide to kettlebell workouts for women. Polly put the kettle on – and no, I don’t mean the one in the kitchen! Kettebells, originally hailing from Russia, have been used in the health and ... Read more

    Negative Ions…Keeping you positive since, forever

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    If I told you that you could fill the air around you with a mood enhancing electrical charge, that would benefit your performance and increase your recovery time, you could be forgiven for thinking that I only have a few marbles rolling around upstairs and I wouldnִ blame you at all if you made a … Read more