Posts tagged Injury prevention
Increasing Rates of ACL Injuries - Especially in Youngsters - and What We Can Do About It
Increasing Rates of ACL Injuries - Especially in Youngsters - and What We Can Do About It

Over the last 20 years the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and surgeries has increased significantly due to many different factors. Female adolescent athletes are 4-6 times more likely to tear their ACL

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ACL rehabilitation, Football injuries, Injury prevention, Orthopaedic Rehab, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Knee InjuriesStuart McKayTotal PhysiotherapyACL injuries, ACL rehabilitation, ACL Physiotherapy, Adolescent Injuries, Female knee Injuries, Injury prevention, ACL injury preventionComment
Squat without hurting your back
Squat without hurting your back

Squats are great. Lower back pain is not so great. Lower back pain triggered by squats is something I see much too regularly. With the increased popularity of high intensity training, which has great health and fitness benefits, the prevalence of low back pain from squatting has increased. Pay attention to your technique to help prevent injury.

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Back Pain, Physiotherapy, Strength training, Injury preventionStuart McKayTotal PhysiotherapySquats, Squats and back pain, Low back Pain, Squat technique, Squat form, Injury preventionComment