Now before you pass over this article thinking that your only interaction with tennis is watching the Australian Open from your lounge chair and you need not bother, stop and have a read, it can happen to anyone.
Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis if you don’t mind the mouthful) ...
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Pain at the back of the ankle is quite common amongst dancers. Often the pain is ascribed to the Achilles tendon where more often than not it is actually a case of posterior impingement syndrome of the ankle.
Continual demi-pointe, pointe, jump work and deep plies can all irritate the ...
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Achilles tendinopathy is an unfortunately common complaint seen in our clinic. The pain is usually from damage and inflammation to the Achilles tendon. This may occur due to a single incident of overstretching or straining the tendon, or through general overuse where the ...
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How good are Summer Holidays?! – Well, not really…..
I have just spent 3 weeks on a summer break with my family at the beach- so awesome! WOO!
On holidays there’s more time in the day to think about all the things I want to do this year. In fact, I bet most peopl...
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That is the dancer’s question.
Working en pointe is a challenging art. Not only does it take significant foot and ankle strength and control but the whole body needs to be finely tuned to balance on a small block of wood.
Starting to work en pointe work can be an exciting time...
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