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By Louise Dunlop 26th July 2024 0 Comments Graduate Sport Rehabilitator, Louise

What is a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator?

Graduate Sport Rehabilitators (GSRs) are degree trained healthcare professionals who specialise in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and injuries. They provide a spectrum of services aimed at rehabilitation, injury prevention and performance enhancement. A GSR has completed a British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) accredited 3-year BSc honours degree or an accredited master’s degree with more than 400 Hours in placements ranging from professional and high level sports teams, Military events, Prisons, Private and NHS clinics amongst others.Read More

By Eve Sheppard 24th July 2024 0 Comments Eve, Physio

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Did you know that your funny bone isn’t a bone? It’s the ulnar nerve. The largest nerve in the body that is not protected by muscle or bone, which is why it is so prone to injury and irritation in the cubital tunnel.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common peripheral neuropathy of the upper limb, following carpal tunnel syndrome, affecting approximately one in every six adults (Assmus, Antoniadis, & Bischoff, 2015). While carpal tunnel is the irritation or compression of the median nerve at the wrist, cubital tunnel affects the ulnar nerve at the elbow.

Physiotherapy is a non-invasive approach to treating cubital tunnel syndrome and is essential for maintaining or improving patients’ quality of life. This is done using different modalities for pain management, strength and conditioning to restore function and improve grip strength, and range of motion exercise to improve flexibility. Additionally, for those that require surgery, physiotherapy can be used for post-surgical rehabilitation to restore strength, flexibility and function.Read More

By Heather 10th December 2017 0 Comments Exercises , , , ,

Pre-Season fitness training for skiing

This is the time of the year when people start to think about their annual ski trip. Even if you are heading off soon for your skiing holiday it’s not too late to start getting yourself fit for your trip.

Skiing is demanding on our cardiovascular system, the heart and lungs. Even more so adding the fact that you are at a higher altitude than normal, which adds to the loading on your body. It’s an all body work out for muscles and joints but of course predominantly for the legs.

In addition to this that to maximize your time away you might well be skiing from when the lifts open until the last run down. It would be unusual to spend 7 hours a day for six days in a row doing some intense exercise that you haven’t done for a year and think that you are prepared!

The following ideas on exercise and training will help you prepare better to get more out of your days, make you less tired when you are there and also prevent injury.Read More