The bare minimum. “Imagine, bicep curling one 25kg dumbbell ( 95 – 100% 1 rep max) once, once a day and in 10 weeks still come out with gains! That’s insane!” How to increase our 1 rep max during lockdown While we’re in lockdown, we know that our hard-earned hypertrophy is wasting away. […]
Cauda Equina Syndrome It is a scary thought to have burning numb pain in the groin area coupled with lower limb weakness and reduced bladder and bowel control. However, this disease does exist, and it is called Cauda Equina syndrome. Follow along this blog to see what this issue entails and what can be done […]
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Hip pain may be attributable to a wide variety of causes. Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is one of them. In short FAI is the growth of abnormal anatomy at the hip leading to abnormal and painful loading of the hip joint. This may further present and transform into cartilage labral injuries, bone bruising […]
Shin Splints/Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) Here’s a question for the more recreational runners and avid trainers, have you heard or ever suffered from shin splints? In one leg? In both legs? If you’ve ever had it you’ll know that the pain is unbearable and throws a rather cumbersome spanner in the works. It is […]
Updated: 16/3/20 We want to reach out to you to inform you about what Back to Active Sports and Spinal is preparing and doing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are working hard to keep our staff and clients safe, and have implemented a number of proactive steps and precautionary measures in order to maintain […]
How does exercise interact with our immune system? Will I catch coronavirus if I do exercise? Coronavirus is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot. There are a lot of justified fears circulating around this virus due to its virility and extent of symptoms. But what are the instances between coronavirus and exercises? Am […]
What is temporomandibular disorder (TMD)? A temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a prominent injury affecting up to 33% of the population. TMD is often viewed as a repetitive stress injury of the masticatory/chewing muscles and structures; and has many similarities to musculoskeletal disorders of other parts of the body. TMD is generally treated by a combination […]
Walking and making a turn very quickly and feeling dizzy? Abruptly turning your head, changing directions or even watching things move past; have any of these elicited dizziness or a general feeling of imbalance? All these movements fall under the umbrella category of dizziness and are a symptom called vertigo: type of dizziness associated with […]
We all have experienced sports injuries once since our childhood. Recent evidence has showed that exercise training can help you fight against sport injuries effectively, but a “well-planned” exercise training can help you to avoid it. Before you put on a get into gear and strap on your sneakers, please spend few minutes thinking about […]