The weekend of the Manchester Marathon is here and less than 48 hours to race start! Whether your running on Sunday or your event is on the horizon we thought we would have a quick think about these last 2 days pre-race! The major work towards the big day is over but these last few…
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Running
Runner’s Pilates revisited!
Runners Pilates The time for New years resolutions has passed and those races we promised ourselves we would run are coming round! The Wilmslow ½ Marathon is on Sunday (how that year has flown!) I know there will be plenty of people looking forwards to running and maybe a little apprehensive too! ……and the Manchester…
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Anterior Knee Pain
Anterior Knee Pain A common condition that we will see most days at Altrincham Physiotherapy Clinic is anterior knee pain. We see it in the sporty teenager, as a sequel to an acute knee injury or following knee surgery and in later years as patellofemoral arthritis. Anterior knee pain or patellofemoral pain usually presents as…
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Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Iliotibial band syndome is a common cause of knee pain and hip pain in runners. The most common symptom is pain on the outside of the knee. The repeated bending and straightening of the knee and hip during running however, can cause either area to become inflamed. At the knee the insertion of the iliotibial…
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