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Category Archives: Injury treatment and rehabilitation
Q&A: Who should I go to for help with my injury?
This post contains information that is specific to the UK. My doctor is rubbish! When I go to him with an injury he just sends me away with painkillers. What can I do? General Practitioners often have limited options when … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Injury treatment and rehabilitation, Q&A
Tagged chiropractor, doctor, Health, osteopath, physiotherapist, sports injury, treatment
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Knee injuries – part 2
Continuing from part 1, we look at a few more common causes of knee pain. In part 3, we’ll cover some simple self care advice for minor knee injuries, and a few things you can do to help keep your … Continue reading
Lower back workshop
On Saturday February 4th from 3-4.30 pm, Rosi Sexton will be running a lower back care workshop at Strength and Performance gym in Stockport. Suitable for athletes from all sports, this workshop will cover the basics of core strength and … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, spine and ribs
Tagged back, core stability, injury, lower back pain, prevention
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Knee injuries – part 1
Knee injuries are a recurring topic in MMA. They are one of the most common injury sites, and many fighters have been sidelined by a cartilage tear or ACL rupture. This blog will discuss some of the most common knee injuries. … Continue reading
Posted in Injury treatment and rehabilitation, lower limb
Tagged ACL, BJJ, knee injury, MCL, meniscus tear, mma
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Medial elbow pain – golfer’s elbow
Golfer’s elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is a common cause of pain on the medial side of the elbow (the side nearest your body, if you hold your arms with your palms facing forwards). There are two groups of combat sportspeople … Continue reading
Posted in upper limb
Tagged BJJ, eccentric, elbow pain, focus pads, golfer's elbow, kinesio tape, medial epicondylitis, rock tape
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Q&A: Joint supports
Q: I had an ankle injury a while ago. Since then, I’ve been using an ankle support in training. But then, someone mentioned to me that I might be weakening the ankle by wearing it. What’s your view on joint … Continue reading
Posted in Injury treatment and rehabilitation
Tagged ankle, injury, joint support, sprain, taping
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Q&A: separated rib
What is it? A costochondral separation is an injury to the ribcage that is relatively common in combat sports. It is sometimes called a “separated rib” or a “dislocated rib”.
Posted in Injury treatment and rehabilitation, spine and ribs
Tagged costochondral, grappling, injury, mma, rib, separation, torn rib cartilage
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Ankle sprains – part 4
In the previous part of this series, we discussed some early ankle rehabilitation exercises. This video covers a few exercises that I like to get my athletes doing towards the end of a rehab program. I’ll start introducing this type … Continue reading
Hip hinging
When you bend forwards without thinking, normally both your hips and your lower back will move. Many people with lower back pain have too much movement taking place in the lower back, and not enough at the hips. This can … Continue reading
Posted in Injury treatment and rehabilitation, spine and ribs
Tagged back pain, conditioning, deadlift, exercise, hip hinge, lower back, mma
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