Performance Therapy — High Performance Therapy

What is Achilles Tendinitis? Achilles Tendinitis is characterized by an injury to the achilles tendon mostly due to overuse. The achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body, connecting your calf muscles to your heel bone. It is used in many activities such as walking, running, and jumping and unfortunately, is commonly injured. Even though the achilles tendon can withstand the impact caused by running and jumping, it can also be affected by tendinitis, which is associated to overuse, degeneration and injury. During achilles tendinitis, the tendon responds to an injury or disease with swelling, pain or irritation. In severe injuries to...

Shin Splint Overview - Stuart Hinds   Medial Tibial Pain Syndrome (Shin Splints) Shin splints are especially common amongst runners and other athletes who have just returned after a break, or who are stepping up the intensity and duration of their training.  Shin splints is a general term used to describe most painful conditions in the front area of the shin. There are however, many potential causes of the pain. Medial tibial pain syndrome is the most common cause of shin pain. This refers to pain typically experienced over the shin bone. Altering the duration, frequency or intensity of running can often lead to this condition...

How the smartphone has become the therapists magic tool! Runners frequently develop hip, knee and shin pain much of which may have trigger points as a root cause. Because trigger points make their host muscles shorter, weaker, and less efficient, this will often cause the runner to unknowingly compensate putting undesired strain on other muscles, with a knock-on effect in form, technique and performance. In today's video blog, Stuart Hinds shows how he uses the video app on his phone to assess the running technique of his clients, and to help identify those tiny but all important signals that something might...

  Treating Gluteus Minimus - Stuart Hinds   [Greek gloutos, buttock; Latin minimus, smallest] The gluteus minimus is situated anteroinferior and deep to the gluteus medius, whose fibers obscure it. Origin Outer surface of ilium between anterior and inferior gluteal lines. Insertion Anterior border of greater trochanter. Action Abducts, medially rotates, and may assist in flexion of hip joint. Antagonists: lateral rotator group. Nerve Superior gluteal nerve, L4, 5, S1. Basic Functional Movement Example: stepping sideways over an object, such as a low fence.   Gluteus Minimus - Common Trigger Point Sites and Referred Pain Patterns   Referred Pain Patterns A multipennate muscle with multiple...

Exercise bands are highly recommended   It's so important to keep your shoulder moving! Frozen shoulder can last up to 30 months if left untreated. Transitioning through the full term of a frozen shoulder will take you through three distinct phases. Phase (1) is the "Freezing" stage during which the pain and restricted movement  It's so important to keep your shoulder moving! Frozen shoulder can last up to 30 months if left untreated. Transitioning through the full term of a frozen shoulder will take you through three distinct phases. Phase (1) is the "Freezing" stage during which the pain and...