New Year’s resolutions that relate to health and fitness are usually the most popular – people use January as an attempt to make a new start. However, this means they are the ones…
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Following the success of our Track, Trail & Tarmac, Introduction to Running challenge, our therapists at Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic have developed a new Kickstart your Glutes challenge to help…
Skiing and snowboarding are understandably popular pastimes at this time of year, but they come with significant risk of injury. Brits don’t get many opportunities to take part in winter…
We recently blogged about the reasons why people pick up more injuries in the winter – you can find that here. So what can be done to prevent those injuries? This is…
Niamh explained her injury to us earlier this month, since that first blog post she has now had surgery to repair her torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament and now that she…
What is Perthes disease? Perthes disease, also known as Legg Calve Perthes disease, is the disease caused when the blood supply to the head of the femur is disturbed, this…
“On the first day of Christmas the clinic gave to me… Acupuncture for my knee” “On the second day of Christmas the clinic gave to me… 2 shoe insoles and…
What are Therapeutic Exercise Resistance Bands? Resistance bands are elastic bands used for strength training and rehabilitation following an injury. There are a variety of different resistance bands available which…
Niamh McLaughlin, one of our physiotherapists also plays football for her home nation, Ireland. Earlier this year Niamh was selected to play for Ireland in the World University Games. The…
What is Osgood-Schlatters disease? Osgood-Schlatters is a painful condition at the front part of the leg around the bottom of the knee cap and at the front of the shin…