by Willem Nelson | Jul 27, 2021 | Main
Contusions or Cork injuries, are a type of bruise formed as a result of direct trauma or related blows by a blunt object to a certain body part. When this happens, the muscle fibres, small blood vessels, and connective tissue (soft tissue structures) are crushed and...
by Willem Nelson | Jul 25, 2021 | Main
Sprains and strains are terms we commonly use, often interchangeably, as part of our vocabulary but do what really are they? Is there a difference? Sprains and Strains are terms used to describe the overstretching or tearing of soft tissue. The term sprain is used for...
by Willem Nelson | Jul 23, 2021 | Main
Shin splints is the general term attributed to pain on our shins. This can be directly on the shin bone itself or either pain on the inside of the shin (medial shin splints also known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) or pain on the outside of the shin (lateral shin...
by Willem Nelson | Jun 25, 2021 | Main
Sports massage is a type of massage specifically aimed at athletic performance. It consists of manipulation of soft tissue (skin, muscle, tendons or fascia) through the application of different massage techniques to achieve specific goals in sports performance,...
by Willem Nelson | Jun 25, 2021 | Main
Golfer’s elbow, also known as Medial Epicondilitis is a condition where the tendons on the inner side of the elbow become painful. This happens when the forearm muscles, mainly the one’s responsible for flexing the wrist, that attach to the elbow develop micro-tears...
by Willem Nelson | Jun 15, 2021 | Main
Tendon injuries, also known as tendonopathies, can be debilitating, affecting people of all ages and activity levels. Understanding what tendons are, their functions, and how injuries occur is crucial for effective management and rehabilitation. In this blog post,...
