sports injuries

How to avoid common sports injuries whilst keeping your New Year’s fitness resolutions

3rd January 2023
Nikki Carrol
Uncategorised

So here we are at the beginning of a new year, and probably, like most people including myself, you have set yourself ambitious and challenging health and fitness resolutions for 2023. Perhaps you are a beginner and determined to start running, or maybe you are wanting to take the next step in your fitness journey which means you will need to increase your intensity and volume. Either way, as soon as we change our activity levels, we risk injury, so…

0
Read More

Indoor Cycling – How to avoid injury

26th September 2021
Nikki Carrol
Uncategorised

Since the last lockdown, there has been a huge increase in home exercising and in particular indoor cycling. Generally, this is fabulous as indoor cycling is a great way to get an exhilarating, low impact, cardio heavy workout without leaving your front room. BUT, if you are not careful, it can you leave with number of overuse injuries, aches and pains. Post lockdown, I have seen a huge number of clients, complaining of neck, shoulder , lower back and knee…

0
Read More

UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE CLOSED AGAIN, DUE TO THE LATEST TIER 4 RESTRICTIONS

27th December 2020
Nikki Carrol

Due to current COVID Tier 4 restrictions, we are unable to offer face to face treatment so the clinic has unfortunately closed for now. We are still however available to carry out FREE online assessments and provide advice, self massage tips and rehabilitation exercises if appropriate. Therefore, if you are suffering with any muscular pain please do book a FREE online assessment, message us at info@theoxfordbodywhisperer.co.uk or call us on 07985 357671 Please also note that we will be running…

0
Read More

Suffering with Knee Pain?

2nd October 2020
Nikki Carrol

Check out our latest blog about Runners Knee and IT Band Syndrome plus access FREE leaflets and rehabilitation videos to help you fix it. Check out the blog page NOW.

0
Read More

Knee Pain

2nd October 2020
Nikki Carrol
Uncategorised

If you have every suffered with knee pain the check this out Do you ever have pain at the front of your knee? Maybe you get pain knee pain when you run? Maybe you don’t run but you experience pain when you are going up and down the stairs, especially on the way down?  If you can relate to any of the above then you may be suffering with either one of the two most common knee conditions , Runners…

0
Read More

Why you don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from a sports massage !

14th April 2019
Nikki Carrol
Uncategorised

Do you ever suffer with regular inexplicable aches and pains, like back ache, stress headaches or shoulder pain? Maybe you suffer with arthritis? Or maybe you feel stressed all the time?  If you can relate to any of the above, then a sports massage will help, even if you have never played sports in your life. The techniques used in sports massage can benefit anybody suffering with muscular aches and pains. Benefits of a sports massage include the following :…

0
Read More