Running Stitch – Dont let it be a pain in your side!

Running Stitch – Dont let it be a pain in your side!

Sports Medicine “Beep”, a quick look down confirms another mile has been conquered and now I’m past halfway, but unfortunately geographically the next 5 miles aren’t downhill but my performance is certainly heading that way….. I have just been stabbed in the...

Sportsman’s hernia

Sports Injuries Over the last few decades many names have been used to describe the problem of chronic groin pain in athletes. The wide range of conditions that cause groin pain may cause confusion. However, the fact that one specific diagnosis has numerous names can...

Cramp – from the World Cup to Wimbledon…. but why me?

Sports Injuries After only 42 miles of a cycling sportive, the Virgin Cyclone, last Saturday in Northumberland, it hit me! A severe pain in my right hamstring, I looked down expecting to see that another cyclist, with the sleight of hand of that of a world renowned...
Give Tennis the Elbow

Give Tennis the Elbow

Sports Injuries Wimbledon 2014 will be without the Ladies British number 1 due to injury whilst last year’s championship suffered the most injury hit second round in its history. It wouldn’t sound unreasonable to presume that a number of tennis players may have...