Shin Splints Prevention
Shin splints are typically an encompassing term for pain below the knee, on the front or side of the shin bone, most commonly seen in runners, dancers and tennis players.
Marathon Training Part 4: The Importance of Nutrition
Nutrition is key to your performance on the day of the marathon. It is important during your training leading up to the big event.
Marathon Training Part 2: Injury Prevention
Injury prevention is easier than trying to resolve them, particularly when you’re on a long run or worse again during the marathon.
Hip Flexor Strain: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
The hip flexor muscles are connected from the pelvis, lower back and groin area to the femur bone. Their job is to move the femur bone upwards toward your chest, flexing the hip joint.
Quad Strain Recovery
The quad is the muscle located at the front of the thigh and comprises of four separate muscles to make up the quadriceps unit. This includes vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and rectus femoris.
Muscle Contusion: Benefits of Physiotherapy Treatment
A muscle contusion results from a bruise of the muscle following a direct blow or repeated blows to a part of the body. This resulting in crushing of the muscle fibres underneath.
The Bray 10km Cliff Run: Are You Participating?
This course will run from Greystones beach to the Bray Promenade. It makes its way across the coastal path around Bray Head allowing for a run free from road traffic.
Gaelforce Dublin 2018: Only a few weeks left to go
The first Gaelforce event of the year starts with Gaelforce Dublin on the 17th of February 2018. This year’s race starts and finishes in Tallaght Stadium. There are two course distances to choose from, 49km or 29km.