Preventing injury on the snow
As the days grow shorter and the temperature starts to drop, for many of us our thoughts turn to snow sports. Preventing injury on the snow will be important as it has been a long time since many of us...
Hamstring injury and how to prevent them.
The classic sign of a hamstring injury is that vision of an athlete in full flight wincing in pain and clutching at the back of their thigh before they fall in a heap. This is typical for an acute hamstring...
How to be successful in your sport!
The best sporting teams have one thing in common. Low injury rates! A successful team is one that has achieved the goals it set out to achieve at the end of their ‘season.’ This might be a usual 6 month...
How to get better in your sport
How to get better at your sport. Injury prevention is one of the most valuable investments in yourself you can make. Read on for why… At RHP Physiotherapy, we love sports. We also love helping athletes get better at their...
Groin pain in Football
Groin pain in football Groin pain is an unfortunately common complaint in football players and in many instances this injury is a reason some athletes stop playing all together. Otherwise known as “Osteitis Pubis,” this is one injury you would...
Do Niggles Matter?
Do niggles matter? The short answer is yes. Unfortunately niggles do matter! That tight hamstring, the pain in your knee that comes and goes, that annoying back pain that interrupts your day slightly. It might not affect your ability on...
Return To Sport after having COVID-19: Part 1
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 and has caused a pandemic of acute respiratory disease, named ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (COVID-19). The primary purpose of this blog is...
Ankle rehabilitation
After having your ankle sprain accurately diagnosed, it’s important to begin rehab as soon as possible. As previously seen in blog ‘Physiotherapy for ankle injury’, early intervention includes working on the stiff ankle joint and restoring range of motion to...
Netball Screening
Every netballer, from time to time, notices that sore shin, that pain in the knee that comes and goes, or that annoying back pain that interrupts your day slightly. It might not affect your ability on the court, but these...
High Ankle Sprain
The enigmatic syndesmosis injury… look back even five years and you’d struggle to see a syndesmosis injury reported anywhere in the world of sport. Deemed the ‘new osteitis pubis’ by Lions legend and footy commentator Jonathan Brown, a syndesmosis injury...