How to avoid wrist pain in Yoga
We are at risk of loading a lot of pressure into the heel of our hands during pose like Downward Facing Dog and Plank if done incorrectly. This simple diagram can help you protect your wrists, practice at home and even at your desk at work!
Improving running form for your body and requirements.
Improving running form can be a confusing process. It is a challenge to identify what specific improvements you should be making since running movements occur in fractions of a second, however Chartered Physiotherapists specifically trained in running analysis can detect global imbalances and key movement inefficiencies which are a factor in improving personal bests and […]
Jumping Tips from Frans Bosch
Following a recent professional development day with Frans Bosch, Welsh Rugby Sprinting Coach amount other athletics acclaims, I learned 4 ways to encourage a bouncier jumps athlete: An erect posture (max 20 degree of knee flexion when jumping). Really good jumpers have 5-9 degrees of knee amortization. These are sometimes known as speed jumpers compared […]
Yoga and Exam Stress
Great Article on Stress Relief leading up to exams and Yoga. It has become more common than ever to have Yoga as part of PE in schools. I have been lucky to provide Yoga to local schools, TY, leaving and junior cert students have benefited in mind and body before exams. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/stretching-away-the-stress-of-exams-29979528.html
Speed Science. Putting Research in Practice. Top 3 exercises
Speed, everyone wants it. How do you get faster? Firstly, everyone’s limitations are different, for some it’s flexibility, for others strength and for many it’s muscle activation patterns. Muscles have an order in which they turn on and switch off, and over time, they can learn a bad pattern (pick up a poor movement pattern […]
Sports Yoga for Cyclists
While working with cyclists attending the Sports Surgery Clinic for physiotherapy: purists, adventure racers, triathletes, and spinners, I gained a valuable insight into the key trouble spots affecting performance. Cycling most of the circumference of Ireland recently with Cycle Against Suicide I know I felt some of these along the way: Stiff necks and upper […]
Tag Rugby, How Sports Yoga can help.
Despite being a non-contact sport TAG Rugby, is not without injury risk for the players. Sprinting and quick change of movement components of the sport bring with it injury risks for twisted ankles, knees and muscle strains particularly in the hamstrings which act as a decelerator when slowing down from a sprint. This type of […]