Paul MacInnes - Sports Therapist

🚨 Tennis Injuries 🚨

With the dust of now settled, it’s time to look at how injuries in tennis can take place and keep you match fit for the summer.

🚨 What Is Concussion? 🚨

Concussion research and awareness has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years. However, there’s still much more work to do.

IF IN DOUBT SIT THEM OUT!!

🚨 5 Strategies For Sidestepping A Golfing Injury 🚨

Golf season is in full swing. Use these strategies to putt you in the best position to stay injury-free and keep you on par. Hopefully these are your cup of tee.

🔵 Fitness
🔵 Mobility
🔵 Power & Control
🔵 Warm Up
🔵 No “Popping”

🚨 New Flyers 🚨

Look out for these around St. Albans 👀 on presentation of this flyer you will bag yourself £5 off your next session!

🚨 Importance of Sports Therapists 🚨

A lot of sports clubs and academies take the role of a Sports Therapist for granted. The roles are often unpaid or underpaid.

A select few responsibilities include:
🔵 Prepare athletes through massage, joint mobilisation and taping
🔵 Clear athletes to safely participate
🔵 Pitch-side first aid
🔵 Assess, diagnose and rehabilitate injured athletes
🔵 Post-training/event recovery assistance
🔵 Prescribe nutrition advice

Without these interventions athletes can’t train, can’t compete and therefore can’t achieve individual nor team results in a results business.

However, Sports Therapists still carry out these duties due to their passion for sport and for helping others to achieve their goals.

🚨 Cold Therapy 🚨

Episode 2 of Freeze The Fear with is on tonight. These key points further highlight its importance in sports performance today.

🧊 athlete recovery helps increase performance and reduces injury risk
🧊 whole-body cryotherapy > cold-water immersion
🧊 non-invasive therapy
🧊 ALWAYS consider and customise around each athlete’s needs

🚨 Exercising and Fluid Replacement 🚨

The sun has made an appearance or two again. Hydration MUST be at the forefront of your training regime as well as everyday life.

Good hydration helps to prevent unnecessary stress to the cardiovascular system, nausea, vomiting, headaches and sluggishness.

During exercise consume fluids at a sufficient rate to replace water lost though increased breathing and sweating.

Avoid caffeine and fizz!

🚨 First Client At The New Clinic 🚨

Yesterday welcomed the first client at the new clinic. A runner who has been experiencing knee pain and quad tightness.

🚨 New Clinic Space 🚨

Introducing the new clinic space in the centre of St. Albans. PM Sports Therapy once again offers clinic-based appointments as well as home visits:

11 London Road
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1LA

🚨 Don’t Run Into Trouble 🚨

The sun has come out and you have taken your exercise outdoors to run through the streets of St Albans and Hertfordshire. Make sure you do everything you can to stay injury-free!!

🔵 injury prevention is key
🔵 modify any risk factors
🔵 talk to a professional
🔵 rehabilitate injury correctly
🔵 trust your body
🔵 don’t overdo it!