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Ankle Sprains: 2-Legged Squats
The two legged squat is a basic strengthening exercise that’s very effective in strengthening your ankle immediately after an acute ankle sprain for the first couple of weeks as long as you can fully weight bear on that ankle and foot and that there is no fracture from your sprain. Sometimes the ligaments can be…
Sciatica
Sciatica is not actually a specific diagnosis, but actually a symptom of another underlying cause. Sciatica refers to the pain that is produced in response to pressure on the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back (or lumbar spine) down to your buttocks, hip and lower limb. Characteristics of sciatic pain: – Pain that…
Ankle Sprain: Wall Squat Core Activation
This exercise can help with the retraining of the core stability, hip, leg and ankle muscles after an acute ankle ligament sprain. If you experience pain or you’re unsure about this exercise please consult your local Physiotherapist before continuing. Wrap a closed loop resistance band around the thighs just above the knees. Then position yourself…
Exercises That Help Prevent Knee Pain
Build pain-proof knees Protect and pamper your knees now, and they’ll keep you striding strong and pain-free for life.Here are key stretching and strengthening moves that you can practice to help pain-proof your knees. Calf stretch Stand at arm’s length away from a wall. Place your right foot behind your left foot. With your hands…
7 Things To Do For Stronger Knees
Stretch your IT band. Spending some time stretching and warming up your IT band before diving into a strenuous activity is a good way to keep your knees strong. It is the area of thicker tissue that runs from the outside of the pelvis to the outside of the knee. The IT band helps to stabilize…
Ultimate Frisbee Dynamic Warm Up: How To Prevent Injuries & Perform Better!
Hey, I’m Claire McDonald, I’m from INSYNC PHYSIO. We’re here today to shoot a dynamic warm up for Ultimate Frisbee. We’re doing this because it’s going to help loosen up our muscles, get our muscles activated before we play. It’s also going to help prevent injuries as well. This should take about 10 to 15…
