by bodychek_admin | Jul 12, 2013 | Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
What an amazing Wimbledon we had in 2013! As a Brit, it was amazing to see Andy Murray finally win the big one. What I found interesting was the amount of injuries suffered during the tournament. On one day alone, nine players dropped out through injury. So why would...
by bodychek_admin | Sep 10, 2012 | Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
Active Release Technique® (ART) is a patented, advanced soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that is used to help with problems of muscles, tendon, fascia, ligaments and nerves. ART has been used to help people with conditions such as back pain,...
by bodychek_admin | Sep 10, 2012 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries
Over the last four days, I took the ‘Spine’ module in Active Release Technique® at their European head quarters in Moss, Norway. The whole trip was a great experience. Not only did I get my head stuffed with loads of great knowledge and techniques, but I...
by bodychek_admin | Aug 20, 2012 | Sports Injuries
In part three, I discussed ‘stress fractures’. In this post, I will be discussing ‘tendonitis’ and tissue healing times. Tendonitis Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon. Tendonitis can occur with repeated stretching and overloading, the...
by bodychek_admin | Aug 16, 2012 | Sports Injuries
In the first part of this post, I discussed ‘Sprains’. In this post, I will be discussing ‘Strains’. Strain A Strain is a tear in a muscle or tendon due to excessive tension through the tissue. Strains often occur at the musculotendinous...
