Nutrition For Injury Management & Mitigation
Guest post by Andrew Hall , Accredited Sports Dietitian & Exercise Scientist (BExSc, BHSc (Hons), MDietSt) Did you know that it takes three times more energy to cover the same distance on crutches as it does compared to walking normally? If you have ever experienced a sporting injury, it’s likely you will have an inkling […]
Pain at night? An Interesting, Bony, Case Of Inflammation
Why Does Pain Feel Worse at Night? Bone, Inflammation and Sleep Have you ever noticed that an injury or painful joint seems relatively manageable during the day, only to become more uncomfortable when you get into bed? Perhaps your shoulder aches when you lie on it. Your lower back becomes uncomfortable after you’ve been resting […]
What is wrong with my hand?
What Is Wrong With My Hand? Do you wake with tingling or numbness in your hand? Have your fingers started feeling clumsy when holding a pen, using your phone, doing up buttons or opening a door? There are a number of reasons this can happen, but one possibility is carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome […]
Is it all in my head???
Yes! But that is normal. The pain experience is something that occurs in the brain. When you damage a muscle, tendon or ligamentous tissue, chemicals are released into the surrounding tissues. These chemicals, like substance P, bind with nerve endings and generate an electrical impulse, which travels by special nerve pathways to the brain. Neither […]