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Hamstring Injuries Part 3: Prevention and Rehab.
In parts one and two of this series we covered the need for more effective hamstring injury screen, prevention and rehabilitation. In this, the final part, we discuss initiatives to fill this need. To aid in effective injury prevention, mode specificity is a vital...
The Top Ten Factors Reducing Quality of Life
What are the ten top ailments that reduce quality of life? We can examine this by looking at DALYs, or Disability Adjusted Life Years. Basically, these combine years of life lost due to premature death and years of life lived...
Gaming Workouts
Fatigue is a bad thing. Or it is when you're trying to maximise performance. Fatigue is the recoverable reduction in the maximum force generating capacity regardless of the type of work being done. Basically, getting tired so you...
The Female Athlete Triad
The female athlete triad is a trifecta of conditions commonly seen in the female athlete. The triad consists of: Disordered eating Premature osteoporosis Ammenorrhea (cessation of menstrual cycle for > three months) The...
Sleeping Posture
More time is spent in bed than in any other place. The importance of good posture in bed is evident. We spend the majority of our time every day doing very specific tasks, in very specific positions. Regardless of how minor the...
Hamstring Injuries Part 2: Causes
In part one of this blog series, I discussed the prevalence of muscular injuries in general. In this, we discuss the specific need for further examination of the hamstrings - and why this muscle group is so predisposed to injury....