Shoulder pain in swimmers is pretty common. The biggest reason for this is repetitive load. All swimming disciplines are characterised by repeating the same arm

This week Newcastle Performance Physio welcomed Bunyere Kwabo from St Phillips, a year 10 student that is thinking of physiotherapy as a career. We were

The short answer is no. But we need to define what we mean by “stretch”. Generally, we are talking about passive stretching, whereby you take

If you had to pick the fittest 5 athletes in the world, who would you pick? Your choice would probably be a reflection of the

The sun has many redeeming qualities, and is impressive for many different reasons. A source of neutrino particles, a gigantic nuclear fusion reactor, it’s age,

Everyone has a mate with a “stuffed” shoulder. As avid readers of this blog (isn’t everyone!?) you would have read here that most of the

Firstly this video. That is phenomenal. As a total football and physiology nerd that just blows my mind. The speed of the ball movement and

Following on from my last pain blog (here) I’d like to keep the thought process going – hurt doesn’t equal harm – while including the

Injuries happen. Especially in over 35s football. But for the most part junior footballers don’t get as many injuries as their older, less pliable counterparts.