Backache? This Exercise Will Help You
After any back problem, it’s important to get movement and strength back. This supports tissue healing and will help you get moving again. You may not be able to return to your usual exercise levels immediately and improvements may be slow to start with. However, a gradual return to normal activities is the best […]
Knee-Strengthening Exercise For Stronger Joints
Feeling a bit weak in the knees, and for all the wrong reasons? Here’s why your knees could be weak, with an exercise our expert biokineticists advise you do to strengthen them. When the components of the knee aren’t working properly, you can suffer from pain, and inflammation. Research shows that around 18 million people […]
What Is Jumpers Knee?
Runners will agree on the addictive feeling the freedom of running gives. But with this comes the hard truth of common running injuries. Jumper’s knee is a common knee injury that can occur. What is jumper’s knee, and how does a biokineticist spot it?Jumper’s knee is also known as patellar tendonitis. Tendons connect muscle to […]
Pain In Your Ankles? Top 5 Signs Of Achilles Tendinitis
Achilles tendinitis is an overuse injury of the Achilles tendon, the band of tissue that attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone and is responsible for raising the heel off the floor. Here’s how to spot it: We use our achilles tendon when walking, climbing stairs, and during most types of sports and exercises. […]
Achilles Tendon Rupture: Symptoms And Causes
Although more common in those playing sports, achilles tendon ruptures can happen to anyone.Here’s how a biokineticist will spot and treat it… 5 signs of achilles tendon rupture A snapping sensation when the tendon tears Severe pain in the back of the ankle Swelling Inability to rise on the toes Difficulty walking How does a biokineticist treat achilles tendon rupture? […]