Christel Marais

Kinesiology Taping  Kinesiology tape is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive. Therapeutic kinesiology tape can benefit a wide variety of musculoskeletal and sports injuries, plus inflammatory conditions, without binding, constricting or restriction of your movement. Kinesiology tape is a modality that is used for treating athletic injuries and a variety of physical […]

Dry Needling by Physical Therapy Renaissance Dry Needling is a hands-on physical therapy approach to treat Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction. A variety of manual techniques are used during the physical therapy treatments to inactivate myofacial trigger points, and to restore normal muscle tones, muscle length, coordination, function and strength. All skeletal muscles anywhere in the

How to Recover after a Marathon By Coach Jeff Recovering from a marathon is a critical component to a perfect training plan that runners often neglect. Unfortunately, if you don’t properly recover from your marathon, you’ll increase you injury risk and limit your long-term potential – making it harder to break your PR and stay

Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, also known as “wear and tear” arthritis, is a progressive disease of the joints Cause With osteoarthritis, the articular cartilage that covers the ends of bones in the joints gradually wears away. Where there was once smooth articular cartilage that made the bones move easily against each other when the joint bent and

Runner’s Knee Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), or ‘runner’s knee’, is the irritation of the cartilage on the underside of the patella (kneecap).  About 40% of running injuries are knee injuries. PFPS typically flares up during or after long runs, after extended periods of sitting, or while descending hills and stairs. Who’s at risk? Anyone with

Cervical Headaches Headaches can literally be a pain in the neck. They are frequently caused by poor posture ,joint or muscular dysfunction in the neck,  emotional tension or a combination of these. Headaches originating from or relating to neck dysfunction can be very successfully treated & prevented by Physiotherapy. What is a Cervical Headache? Cervical headaches or

by William Imbo   CrossFit is like any other sport or fitness methodology—we practice it, we prepare for it AND we accept the fact that it carries a risk of injury—as does running, weightlifting, bodybuilding, basketball, etc. There are, however, many things we can do to keep ourselves injury-free. Consider this a checklist to start

Stress is part of everyday life, but what can we do to reduce our stress levels? An interesting read by Scott Findlay Psychosocial stress is a natural response that occurs in the human body when a problem arises that an individual feels they may not be able to resolve or they perceive themselves to be