Tag Archives: sport injuries

Does Stretching Before Exercise Help Prevent Injury?

Ever wondered if stretching before exercise is really necessary to prevent an injury. Well today we’ll look a bit more into this eternal question on health and how to try prevent injuring yourself especially in sports. I think you’ll be surprised…. Continue Reading

Lisfranc Dislocation of the Foot

I had an interesting rugby sports injury case with a rare type of foot dislocation called, Lisfranc dislocation. Find out more about what a Lisfranc dislocation and fracture injury is and looks like in the following article…. Continue Reading

How To Run Barefoot with Shoes – Video Gait Analysis

Get to see the difference in a running gait analysis video of a women within two weeks of running coaching by a sports physician. It is interesting to watch the change in her running technique which was done to improve energy efficiency and lower injury risk…. Continue Reading

AC Milan Sports Injuries Clinic – Milan Lab

The Milan Lab is Ac Milan’s sport injuries clinic treating their top football players and soccer stars like David Beckham. The Milan sport injury clinic is headed up by Belgian chiropractor, Jean-Pierre Meersseman. Meersseman has been helping AC Milan make decisions on which football players to buy and how to keep their players playing well as long as possible in their aging careers. Manchester beat Ac Milan in last nights European Champions League game 4-0. David Beckham was a star of the evening saying his final farewells to his old Manchester United supporters. So what is the Milan Lab and what do they do to keep the famous players like Beckham playing well. That is what todays article is about…. Continue Reading

How to do the Barefoot Running Technique

Barefoot running is very different compared to what you usually do when running in shoes. You may have heard or seen something about this thing called barefoot running but wondered what it was all about. Well in a recent January 2010 study in Nature author Lieberman looked at what makes bare foot running so different from shoe running. Was there a real benefit to barefoot running compared to using shoes. Well looks like there is. So if you are a serious long distance runner, or a weekend warrior wanting to achieve a 21km or maybe you just want to prevent running injuries then you might enjoy watching what barefoot running is like and what Lieberman has to say about it. Oh and there is a bit about those barefoot running shoes, the Vibram five fingers…. Continue Reading

English Footballer Michael Owen Sport Injury List

In the following video you can see that cold laser therapy is being used by professional sports people like English Premiership footballer, Michael Owen. In the following video you can see the football match Liverpool FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC 22 September 2001 when Michael Owen played for Liverpool and when he had a hamstring strain…. Continue Reading