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Christmas is just around the corner! And for everyone who is already planning their rehabilitation following the indulgence of the holidays, then the start of the running season in the new year may be the perfect goal. However, if the jump from lying in a food-induced...
A recent study carried out by researchers from National Institution of Complimentary Medicine (NICM) in Australia and the division of Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Manchester here in the UK has found that aerobic exercise can help to prevent the deterioration of the...
A big thanks to all of the team who took part last Friday and wore it pink in support of Breast Cancer Now. We managed to raise a fantastic £178.07 to help Breast Cancer Now fund life-saving breast cancer research. A massive thank you to everyone for your generosity! ??? ...
Toni Krok is establishing MS Positive, a charity to help Multiple Sclerosis sufferers and their families, with the help of friends Janine Oppenheim and Pam Pines. Toni was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago and in response to her own experiences has set up MS Positive to help other families impacted...
Ergotec Health will be supporting Breast Cancer Now and wearing it pink on Friday 20th October! This year, 50,000 women will hear the words “it’s breast cancer” and around 11,500 women will die from it. Research holds the key to a future where all that changes. A...
Have you ever wondered what you can do to improve your training or how to reduce your risk of injury? Well, Ergotec Health are now offering the opportunity to gain an objective measure of how well you move. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a set...
We are pleased to announce the introduction of our Functional Core class! The latest addition to the growing range of clinical rehabilitative classes offered here at Ergotec Health. This exciting new strength & conditioning class combines the use of resistance work, balance training and dynamic stretching...
Tendinopathies are very common, especially in the older person who has been active for their whole life or in a younger person who has suddenly increased their amount of activity. They can be a long term and very irritating condition to have that can hinder...
What Is Pilates? Pilates was originally developed by German born Joseph Pilates. He developed his technique while rehabilitating injured soldiers in the first world war, and brought it to the US in the 1920s. Joe Pilates based his work on three principles: Control of breathing, whole body...
Following on from our last post about loading, and in particular how tendons react to overload, let’s look at a few examples of different cases of tendinopathy. Case A: A 34 year old male, let’s call him Colin, is convinced by his friends to come and play...