by Body Chek | Dec 20, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
Last week I was fortunate enough to be asked to present at The British Tennis Coaches Association Conference in Northampton. At the conference I delivered two presentations and an on-court workshop. My presentations were aimed at educating tennis coaches not just to...
by Body Chek | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Tennis
If you’ve been following my posts for some time, you’ll know that in June 2013, I ruptured my L4/5, L5/S1 lumbar discs. I have a series of blogs over the last 22 months detailing my progress: Blog 1 Blog 2 Blog 3 Blog 4 Blog 5 Well, I’m happy to...
by Body Chek | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
So what is tendinitis? Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon (tendons are connective tissues that join muscles to bones). Tendonitis can occur with repeated stretching and overloading, the cross-linking structure of the collagen fibres break apart, causing micro...
by Body Chek | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog, General Health
Happy New Year to you! I thought I would share with you what I have been up to since I finished work on the 17th December, what I have learned since then and how I have visualised and planned my year ahead. When I finished work for the year on 17th December I have to...
by Body Chek | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
What causes carpal tunnel syndrome? The general explanations for the causes of carpal tunnel syndrome are: Minor changes occur in the tendons and/or other structures going through the carpal tunnel. This may cause an increase in pressure within the tunnel. The...
