by Joshua T. Wall | Exercise Physiology, Pain & Injury, Running, Sports Medicine
You trained on Saturday. Sunday you felt a bit tight. Monday you needed the handrail to get down the stairs and lowering yourself onto a chair became a controlled fall. Why is day two worse than day one, and did you do something wrong? Welcome to DOMS, delayed onset...
by Joshua T. Wall | Exercise Physiology, Healthy Ageing, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy
You are asleep, and then you are suddenly upright, gripping your calf while it locks solid. Night leg cramps are one of those things almost nobody mentions to a health professional, partly because they pass in a minute or two and partly because most people assume...
by Joshua T. Wall | Exercise Physiology, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Can you bend your thumb back toward your forearm, push your little finger past ninety degrees, or lock your elbows and knees further than everyone else in the room? Most people who can have been told since childhood that they are simply double jointed, and left it...
by Joshua T. Wall | Ace Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy
Hip and groin pain with stiffness that builds with age can be worrying, and many people assume it means slowing down, avoiding exercise, or heading straight towards surgery. If you have been told you have hip osteoarthritis, the reassuring news is that the evidence...
by Joshua T. Wall | Ace Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology
If you have been told you have osteoporosis or low bone density, it is natural to worry about what you can safely do. Many people are advised to keep active with walking, and while walking is great for general health, there is an important message from the research...
