Wandsworth Physiotherapy’s Run Fit Assessment:
A Comprehensive Approach to Preventing and Treating Running Injuries As the popularity of running continues to soar, so does the risk of injuries associated with this high-impact activity. Recognising the need for a proactive and personalised approach to injury prevention and treatment, Wandsworth Physiotherapy has developed the Run Fit assessment. This innovative screening tool goes […]
What causes running injuries?
We have established that running, is not bad for your joints, or it doesn’t accelerate joint wear compared to non-runners anyway. Unfortunately wear and tear in our body is a process we all experience to different degrees, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t carry on with some of the things we want to do, […]
Running Does Not Harm Your Joints or Increase Arthritis Risk
Running and arthritis We get asked this all the time at Wandsworth Physiotherapy and Osteopathy. For years, a pervasive myth has circulated in fitness circles that running is bad for your back, hips and knees and can lead to an increased risk of arthritis. However, recent research challenges this notion, providing evidence that not only […]
Marathon training season. Prevent a training injury…
Marathon training 2023 Marathon season is upon us once again, and we have lots of marathons and half marathons coming up this spring so I thought I would send out this email to help you identify the most common running injuries that you might suffer from during your training and what you can do if […]
IMPORTANCE OF FOOT INTRINSICS STRENGTHENING FOR RUNNERS
How to rehab the foot muscles The foot is a complex structure with 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, ligaments, which together provide mobility and stability around the ankle by working in different planes of movement. Despite being such a complex structure, it is often ignored and forgotten in a sports injury […]
Upsurge in running injuries
The best treatment for running injuries Unfortunately the gyms are still closed and with such nice weather many of you have been exercising outdoors. We are currently seeing a lot of people with running injuries. You’ve started a couch to 5k programme? You normally go to the gym but as they are closed you started […]
