sports injury Archives - Physiotherapy Macclesfield

21st November 2018

How to injury proof your Couch to 5K

What is the Couch to 5K? The couch to 5k (C25K) has become a national phenomenon. It has been a brilliant way to encourage people into running using a 9 week graded training plan. So whether you used to run and have stopped, or have never run and want to get […]

27th June 2018

Rise of the Machines. 3 Reasons why machines WON’T make your pain go away!

Why are we telling you about this? Why? Because use of machine treatment has been on the rise for years and because quite simply they don’t really do what they claim to do and are a waste of both yours and our time. We use NO MACHINES in our clinic, […]

19th September 2017

Sports Physiotherapy in Macclesfield: What Does It involve?

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from a sports injury, then you will probably be told that you need to see a “sports physiotherapist”. In fact, Sports Physiotherapy is one of the services we offer at our Macclesfield Clinic – but what is sports physiotherapy and how does it […]

31st August 2017

How Pilates Classes can help with Cycling

Cycling seems to be one of the most popular sports for people to partake in as a hobby these days. Perhaps it is down to the success of Team GB at the 2016 Olympic games, or maybe Chris Froome’s Tour de France win recently – who knows? One thing is […]

22nd September 2016

How to avoid an injury when training

Answer: Get stronger and move well! Obviously this would be a pretty short article if it finished there. So let me elaborate. Injuries generally happen when you overload yourself. This can mean doing something faster than before for longer than you have before Like lifting heavier than you have before […]

30th August 2016

Sports Physiotherapy – Sports Injury Clinic Macclesfield

If you have a sports injury, you are often told you need to see a “sports physiotherapist”. That is right but what does that mean? The main difference between a regular injury and a sports one is the end goal; return to sport. Whoever you see needs to have […]

22nd June 2016

Is lower back pain stopping you from playing golf?

Does it hurt to stand up straight for any length of time? Has it been a while since you played a full round of golf without pain? Lower back pain can really influence your life and interfere with the things that you enjoy. It can prevent you from living an […]

24th March 2016

Tennis elbow: The facts – Tennis elbow: The Myths

Tennis elbow: The facts Tennis elbow: The myths You only get it from playing tennis – WRONG You can’t do anything about it -WRONG Tennis elbow : The truth It is usually due to a problem with the rather tongue twisting named muscle & tendon unit […]

9th February 2016

Ankle Injury – How to exercise to recovery

Does this look familiar? Not a pretty sight eh? When you look at your ankle and it looks like this you wonder how long it will take you to recover? We have put together a guide on how to get your ankle back in shape following an ankle sprain. First […]