• What is a Wobble Board?

    What is a Wobble Board?

    Have you heard about the wobble board? These unique fitness tools have gained popularity in recent years for their ability to: 1.) engage multiple muscle groups, 2.) improve overall body control. Consider this a sign to take your workouts to the next level with this one! To learn more about it, join us as we … Read more

    How to Use a Wobble Board?

    How to Use a Wobble Board

    Are you looking to enhance your balance, stability, and overall physical fitness? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll introduce you to the world of wobble boards. Read on and discover how they can take your workout routine to the next level! Wobble Boards (Image Credit: Picryl) Wobble boards are … Read more

    Proprioception Exercises

    In today's PhysioRoom Blog, we're going to look at some exercises you can use to improve or rebuild your proprioception after injury, or even to help prevent it in the first place. What is Proprioception? Proprioception allows humans to control their limbs without having to look directly at them, it's that overall sense of body ... Read more

    What is a Ruptured Patella Tendon?

    So far throughout this year’s Wimbledon, injury has been a recurring theme. Leading up to the show-piece we were all sweating on the fitness of Andy Murray and have watched on, eagle eyed at how he walks between points. So it’s safe to say it was already in the consciousness of even the most casual … Read more

    Sprained Ankle Update

    As I recovered from my sprained ankle, I gradually reduced the wearing of an ankle support, until I wasnִ wearing it at all for speed sessions on the road and gentle training runs off road, but was not sufficiently confident to leave my ankle unsupported during longer or harder training sessions on the fells.

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    Treating the Most Common Sports Injury: A Sprained Ankle

    Although I celebrated my 60th birthday in 2010, I am still active and competitive, these days concentrating mainly on running and cycling. To mark my birthday, I completed three big challenges:

      • Ran the Pendle Way, a local long-distance footpath (43 miles) in 9 hours;
      • Completed the Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge (47 miles) in 14 hours;
      • Cycled from Coniston to Interlaken (1,000 miles in 10 days) to take part in the Jungfrau Marathon, which I completed in 4hours 11 minutes.

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