Injury Avoidance in Rugby: Part 3 – Upper Body Injuries & Solutions
By Aidan Raftery May 20, 2018 (No)
Another weekend and another unbelievable game of rugby, this time between two old adversaries in Leinster and Munster. Congratulations to the blues and commiserations to the red army on what was a nail-biting battle. It seems like every week now Leinster are cleaning house, but they still have one more big weekend in store against the Scarlets before the season fully wraps up. Again, yesterday’s game seen a few big casualties picked up with Jack O’Donoghue sustaining a nasty looking leg injury after tackling James Ryan in a ruck. Leinster captain Isa Nacewa was forced off at the end of half time with a calf problem in his final game […]
Injury Avoidance in Rugby: Part 2 – Lower Body Injuries & Solutions
By Aidan Raftery May 13, 2018 (No)
Well, that was some weekend of rugby! Leinster and Racing 92 put on a technical clinic and left absolutely nothing on the table with the boys in blue clinching the Champions Cup trophy after a late dramatic win over the French in Bilbao! As always though, there were injuries before and during the game. Maxime Machenaud picked up ligament injury in April, legendary All Black Dan Carter was ruled out of the squad after triggering a hamstring problem and then, first-choice out-half Pat Lambie went down with a knee injury after just 2 minutes of the game. These are areas which are often injured and we will look at them […]
Injury Avoidance in Rugby: Part 1 – Preparation for Players, Clubs & Coaches
By Aidan Raftery April 29, 2018 (No)
There is a misconception that Rugby is a dangerous game. It is of course a physical game, but when the right skills are used properly, it is safe. With that in mind, like any other sport most players are at different stages, be it Underage, Junior, Professional, Club or International level. However, one common factor is that the vast majority will get injured at some point in their career. As a Sports Injuries Therapist, I worked with a local Rugby team in Bristol and treated various injuries when working for the club. We are going to take a detailed look at the best methods of preparation, before and after a […]
6 Tech Tools to Help Kick-Start a Healthy Lifestyle
By Zuzanna Piasek February 6, 2018 (No)
Starting a new healthy routine can be awfully tough, especially after the New Years motivation starts to wear and dry January becomes a distant memory. What better way to stay focused on your health goals than by finding some new fancy fitness gadgets. With these six healthy tech tools, you will be far better equipped when kicking off a healthy lifestyle. Let’s get straight into it! 1. Powerdot This is perfect if you spend a lot of time in the gym and can’t wait to hit it again. Using electrical muscle stimulation, it activates your muscle fibres so you can get stronger and recover faster. It works via an app […]
12 Simple Ways to Stay Fit Over The Festive Season
By Zuzanna Piasek December 21, 2017 (No)
Christmas can be a time where we tend to over indulge, there’s no two ways about it. Shopping, family meetings and countless tins of Roses and Quality Street. It can be tough to stay on top of your exercise and healthy eating. Thankfully though, there are lots of simple ways to help you stay on track while you still enjoy the festive season. We at The Sharpe have come up with a list of the easiest things you can do to help stay healthy over the next few weeks. 1. Avoid Too Many Alcoholic Drinks Alcoholic drinks, especially those you tend to drink at Christmas such as eggnog and baileys, […]
