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Rachel our new Acupuncturist at Rothery Health is offering free 15 min acupuncture consultations

Glutes is a catch-all term for a series of muscles in the butt, the gluteals. Strong glutes are essential for running your fastest and remaining injury-free. There are three gluteal muscles: gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. Gluteus maximus is, as its name implies, the largest of the three. It’s the large, rounded muscle […]

Last week Rothery health and Sports injury clinic here in Saundersfoot , West Wales held a bike fitting evening with one ofPembrokeshire’s finest triathletes Dave Francis a World Champion Hawaiian Ironman qualifier & John Rothery the principal Osteopath . This proved to be a fascinating educational evening for everyone who liked riding around on two […]

What are the causes of ITB tendinitis in runners ? 1) HIP FLEXOR IMBALANCE One biomechanical flaw that will case a increased strain of the Iliotibial Band(ITB) is Hip Flexor imbalance. Poor Iliopsoas function (a muscle in your hip) will result in a compensatory firing of Tensor Fascia Lata (TFL)which has the ability to assist […]

Botox Botulinum toxin injections, such as Botox and Dysport, are medical treatments that can also be used to help relax facial muscles. This makes lines and wrinkles, such as crow’s feet and frown lines, less obvious. They can temporarily alter your appearance without the need for surgery. When Botox or Dysport injections are used in […]

  A recent study by British journal of SportsMedicine of MRIs of the athletes at Rio 2016 revealed the following… That aquatic diving had highest sport-specific rates of spinal pathology, with one positive study per 33 divers (135 divers, sting of the lumbar spine that a diver must perform while plunging 3–10 m into the […]