Tag: Sports

After an injury tissues heal, but muscles learn and readily develop habits of guarding that outlast the injury. Dr J Travell, physician to John F Kennedy As featured in ‘Prevention is better than cure’ – Cameron Reid talks about his work with a premiership football team and corporate clients. International Therapist, April 2012.

16 May, 2012
Contrary to common conception, it appears that osteoporosis doesn’t just affect older women, but also around 20% of men over 65. Now, a new study reveals that young men can also use exercise to substantially increase their bone mass, which may in turn protect against osteoporosis later in life. According to Huffington Post’s article ‘Exercises…

13 May, 2012
Look out for Channel 4 series, Best of British, documenting the training and lives of athletes in the run-up to the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Paralympic swimmer, Graham Edmunds, was recently featured in International Therapist, talking about the importance of sports massage in aiding recovery. www.channel4.com/programmes/best-of-british/4od

10 May, 2012