Spot On Treatment centre is a new physiotherapy practice based at the Kings Park Virgin Active and offers a wide range of services and specialist physiotherapy treatment for sports injuries (acute and chronic), musculoskeletal conditions, pain relief and post-operative rehabilitation. The practice is run by two experienced physiotherapists, Jess Glass and Ruan Fourie. Jess [...]
As runners we often don’t realise the damage we are doing to our bodies and therefore don’t allow adequate time for rest or recovery. Running results in a constant process of breakdown and repair of the muscles. Over time this causes the muscles to become tight when the fascia (the connective tissue that surrounds [...]
Runner’s knee (Patellofemoral pain syndrome) The symptoms: A constant ache underneath your kneecap during or after a run. The main symptom is pain just below the kneecap that usually worsens as the intensity of exercise increases. The causes: The stress of running can cause irritation where the kneecap (patella) rests on the thighbone (femur). The [...]
Why do we get out of bed so early to run? So often my (non running) friends ask why we choose to run at such a ridiculous time of the day... What is it that gets us out of bed and bouncing along the pavements of Durban north at 5am a couple of times [...]
