What is Sports Massage? by petr dobes Sports Massage is a deeper, more specific form of massage using advanced soft tissue manipulation that helps you to improve your performance, recover from injury or for prevention of injury. But sports massage is not just for athletes, it is beneficial to anyone with musculoskeletal problems, chronic pain or a dysfunction related or caused by stress. […]
Some thoughts from Graham – and some from Rafael Nadal – at the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne ahead of the Men’s Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Grand Slam Championships – as he does for several months every year on ATP World Tour events […]
Some thoughts from Graham on Day 10 of the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Championships – as he does for several months every year on the ATP World Tour – men’s professional tennis. Day 10: “Don’t strengthen stiffness, learn to move first! Here at the […]
“10 minutes for your tendon” Thoughts from Graham Anderson at the Australian Open Tennis on Day 9: “Tendinopathies of the achilles and patella tendon are common place. An injury of the Achilles tendon is a degenerative condition of the tendon. The injury is caused by chronic repetitive movements during running and jumping with inadequate recovery […]
Some thoughts from Graham on Day 6 of the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Championships – as he does for several months every of the ATP World Tour. Day 6 “Tennis is a unilateral sport. If you are a right hander it’s inevitable that […]
Day 5 from Graham in Melbourne, Australia: “So you’ve turned your ankle whilst playing tennis. A common injury you might have seen at many a tennis event on the telly. Strong balance and proprioceptive training will assist and improve the likelihood of recurrent sprain. Once that ankle mortice and tenon joint is affected by weakened […]
Day 4: “It’s hot here in Melbourne. Staying cool and rehydration has a big effect on the tennis players here and playing any sport in such climates. It’s not just the elite or professional athlete though, as a recreational exerciser it’s important to make sure you get the right amount of water before, during, and […]
Further thoughts from Graham on Day 2: “Using the “tennis elbow” example. Often a weak wrist and an unstable shoulder is enough to set a player up for pain in the elbow. With the force from the ball on impact with the racket going directly to the elbow if the wrist isn’t solid and the […]
Graham is in Melbourne on ATP physiotherapist duties during the Australian Open 2017. Grand Slam tennis Physiotherapy is not a relaxing gig, long days and a large number of pro tennis players to look out for on and off court. Even so, we thought we’d ask Graham to put a few thoughts down on paper […]
Let us help you manage your pain at Balance Performance Although we are a team of health professionals open to all in our South London community and at the service of both those in pain and those who are in health, the majority of people who come to see us for the first time are […]