How to look after yourself at Christmas.
It’s a tough time of year to make the time to stay active and to remember to look after ourselves whilst getting through some mammoth to-do lists… SPEAR Physiotherapist’s Leanne and Sarah R bought together some top tips and exercises for us all to try at home to help look after ourselves and stay active […]
What can physiotherapy offer a golfer in the off season?
It is off season for golfers at the moment and a time in clinic when any active players come in and see us with a number of ailments and aches and pains. SPEAR Physio Karen, wrote this blog to answer a pretty important question. Physiotherapy and coaching. If coaches identify parts of the body that […]
School bag ergonomics.
In the SPEAR physiotherapy clinic, we spent the summer holidays working on getting families outdoors and living active lifestyles – SPEAR Physio Karen explained that as a clinic we are interested in helping our patients; and that means injury prevention and promoting an active lifestyle are high on our agenda. With all schools now in […]
Post-run recovery tips.
In the SPEAR Physiotherapy clinics, we spend as much time talking to our patients about recovery and injury prevention as we do fixing them or working with an existing injury. This is never more an important time than after a race or long run, such as the recent Great Aberdeen Run, to talk about run recovery! […]
Great Aberdeen Run – goal setting and top tips for race day.
Taking part in the Great Aberdeen Run in August? SPEAR Physio:Run Physio, James talks us through goal setting and top tips for race day in our latest blog. We have just passed the 2 month mark for the Great Aberdeen Run on Sunday, 25 August. As in less than 2 months to go until both the 10k and […]
Barefoot running: reduced or increased risk of injury?
Earlier in the month, the SPEAR physiotherapy team had a CPD session in the Aberdeen Sports Village Clinic; subject? Barefoot running. Our physiotherapy student, Eilidh, hosted the session as we discussed the pros and cons of barefoot running; and most importantly, the science and research behind this. Eilidh wrote this blog for us after the CPD […]
Top 5 reasons you need a physio run assessment.
It’s common knowledge that when something continually hurts during a running training programme or you sustain an injury, you will probably need to see a physio… but did you know that a running assessment would actually help you during your training and on race day and could be a really good reason to see a […]
Physio:Run and some of your favourite running apps
With the modernisation of running, there certainly are a lot of apps out there that can help with your training! An app not only helps monitor distance or pace but some of them can map your run, help with motivation, monitor load and over training, build up a network of running buddies or help you […]
Physio Bikefit Stretching Recommendations
SPEAR Sports Injury and Physiotherapy offer a physio bikefit service, run by chartered physiotherapist, Ashley Armstrong. In this blog, Ashley shares the benefits of warming up before a cycling session and highlights the main reasons why a cool down is just as important! A warm up and cool down is beneficial when doing any form […]
