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LIFESTYLE • SPORT

Don’t let injury derail
your resolutions

Words Simon Morris, PhyxMe Senior
Physiotherapist
January, oh January. The Christmas
bells have ceased ringing, the lights
and decorations are down and the
scales seem to be out of calibration and Research shows that after a period of it is key to see your physio sooner
reading too high! not training (through rest, injury or rather than later as most issues can be
However, we are still buzzing from Christmas), then resuming training too resolved very quickly when addressed
fresh New Year’s resolutions and rapidly can significantly increase your early. The longer you ‘push through
revitalised after some downtime with risk of injury. The majority of injuries the pain’, generally the longer your
family and friends. We are ready will show around the three week mark recovery will be - making that New
to tackle the year ahead, whether after resuming training. Therefore, by Year’s resolution harder to achieve.
it be starting pre-season training the end of January or early February we Remember to prepare you body for
for your winter sport, that drunken start to see a lot of shin splints, achilles the activity you are about to perform,
commitment to the 70.3 at a Christmas and other tendon issues and muscle recover appropriately and be sensible
party or the New Year fitness regimen. strains. with your progressions.
OVERUSE INJURIES HOW CAN I AVOID THIS?
Unfortunately, this gusto approach Key points are to make sure you are Got an injury concern or any
to the new year means we tend to see gradual with your return to sport. questions? Don’t hesitate to call
a lot of overuse injuries. Increasing Always perform a dynamic warm the experienced sports physios
exercise and activity demands too up prior to exercise and then static at PhyxMe on 4053 4343 or visit
quickly leads to hundreds of overuse stretches afterwards for recovery. If phyxme.com.au
injuries we see and treat at PhyxMe. you start to experience any symptoms

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