The Foam Roller Friend or Foe??
The Foam Roller-Friend or Foe? The foam roller… the greatest bit of sports equipment ever? Or a gift from the devil? As with any ‘hot topic’, there is research and opinion that is both supportive and contrary. At Jon W Sports Injury we believe that foam rollers are a great piece of […]
Severs Disease, what is it and how to recognise it
You may well have heard of Severs Disease, your child may even be suffering it. Here at Jon W Sports Injury, we have developed our specialised program to treat the condition. The program was put together by Jon after extensive years of treating the condition. Jon has been asked to speak on the condition many […]
Physiotherapy doesn’t work
This is something we seem to hear more and more. A typical conversation would start like this… “I have tried physiotherapy but it didn’t work for me. However, my friend saw you and said it was worth me trying here”. So we ask “Well this previous Physiotherapy what did it involve?”. […]
Hot and/or Cold-When Should You Use Them?
One of the most common questions we are asked in the clinic is whether to use hot or cold treatment on an injury. People tend to be aware that one form of treatment is necessary, but are rarely sure which! Here we outline what each treatment is trying to achieve. HOT The use of heat […]
Lower Back Pain-Blame Your Butt!
LOWER BACK PAIN “The back hurts but it’s the butts fault”! I recently read an article in The Daily Mail that suspects nearly half of the adult population in the UK are living with chronic pain – lower back pain is one of the biggest causes. Anyone who has been to visit us in the clinic with lower back pain may have heard us use the expression […]
Running a marathon or feel like running a marathon! This is for you
Are you running a marathon? Do you know someone who is! We love working with marathon runners so I have tried to put as much free helpful information as I can in this blog! I am fortunate enough to love everything about my job but possibly my favourite time of year is the next six […]
Our Back Pain Tips
Top 5 Tips to Beating Back Pain Whilst the back can be classed as a complicated structure with many possible issues, we also feel that there is a lot of unnecessary fear around the back. People often think… “It probably requires surgery” “It’s just because of my age” “It’s going to require large periods of […]
Our Top Tips To Beat Ankle Pain
It is reported that sprained ankles account for nearly half of all sports injuries. So it is no surprise that it is one of the most common injuries we see in the clinic. We often hear “I just have weak ankles”, and whilst we concede that we are born with different natural strength around our joints, we […]
Run your best marathon
Are you running a marathon? Do you know someone who is! We love working with marathon runners so I have tried to put as much free helpful information as I can in this blog! I am fortunate enough to love everything about my job but possibly my favourite time of year is the next six […]
The Foam Roller Friend or Foe??
The Foam Roller-Friend or Foe? The foam roller… the greatest bit of sports equipment ever? Or a gift from the devil? As with any ‘hot topic’, there is research and opinion that is both supportive and contrary. At Jon W Sports Injury we believe that foam rollers are a great piece of […]