R.I.C.E Outdated and Potentially Harmful??
R.I.C.E – Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation… We’ve all been there and we’ve all had injuries that we adhered to this religiously for (or at least…
Runners – are you in the eighty percent?
Almost 80% of runners will sustain a lower limb injury – EIGHTY PERCENT!!! Yikes! This makes running the most injury causing form of sport or…
Get Bent – safe lifting and other low back pain fallacies
By Jess Ackad We’ve all seen the posters about safe lifting – use a good squat pattern; bend at the hips and knees NOT THE…
Ankle Sprains: Why RICE isn’t going to cut it for you…
by Jess Ackad Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries we see as physios – just about everyone has probably sprained their ankle…
Does drinking alcohol cause lower back pain?
Now, there is an eye catching title – especially as reality hits again after the excesses of Christmas and the New Year! Historically alcohol consumption…