What causes shin splints? Shin splints are one of the most frequently occurring and common running injuries and there can be a number of reasons why you may be experiencing them. As a beginner, not warming up thoroughly before or suddenly increasing the level of high impact activities that you undertake is often the culprit. […]
Category Archives : Sports
Tennis – Summer is here, stay fit for the season!
Summer comes around and tennis courts across the country start to buzz with excited players once again so there’s no better time to swot up with the Physiotherapy Partners on how best to stay fit for the season! The rhythmic and repetitive nature of playing tennis means that without proper care injuries can happen. […]
Football – The 3 most common injuries and how to prevent them
With the Euro 2016 warm-up matches kicking off this week and the Champions League final in Milan coming up, football players who have been working hard all season will be feeling the heat! Football is the world’s most popular sport with over 3.5 billion fans, 265 million registered players, 5 millions registered referees and officials […]
Physiotherapy for horse riders – improve your performance and that of your four legged friend.
Here at The Physiotherapy Partners, we have a lot of experience treating horse riders, whether it is working to improve posture and balance or in a remedial capacity. If horse riding is your passion, you are no doubt well aware that picking up injuries is very common. It’s not just the riding and the potential […]
Ask The Physiotherapy Partners: How Can I Effectively Exercise Indoors?
Q: I promised myself I’d start exercising in January to shed those Christmas pounds, but the weather’s been so horrible that I haven’t really had the chance to get outside. How can I exercise without having to brave the cold and rain? – Lucy, Worcestershire
Jumper’s Knee
The experienced physiotherapists here at The Physiotherapy Partners are experts at treating a number of sporting conditions. In this blog post, we are going to discuss patella tendonitis, more commonly known as jumper’s knee.
Tennis Elbow
Formerly known as Worcestershire Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinics, The Physiotherapy Partners have branches in Kidderminster, Birmingham and Halesowen and have a great deal of experience in treating a range of sporting injuries. Tennis elbow is clinically known as lateral epicondylitis, and is an injury causing pain around the outside of the elbow. The cause […]
Running Injuries: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
The Great Birmingham Run is a fantastic event which took place last month and saw over 20,000 runners take part. The course takes in some of Birmingham’s most iconic sights including the Bullring, Edgbaston cricket ground and Cadbury World. Here at The Physiotherapy Partners, we are super proud of everyone that took part and did […]
Ask The Physiotherapy Partners: How Can Physiotherapy Help with Hip Pain?
Have you caught Strictly Fever? Our latest instalment of ‘Ask The Physiotherapy Partners’ is about a hip pain common for dancers. Q: I have pain over the side of my hip.
Football Injuries: Hamstring Injury
The Physiotherapy Partners treat a number of different injuries and offer a great range of services as treatments. Pulling your hamstring or having a hamstring strain is a common leg injury for anyone. During sprinting activities, such as playing football, is when this injury is likely to occur and involves tearing one or more of […]