Evidence-based articles on common injuries, pain, and how osteopathy helps. Written by Steven Eskaf.
Sports, remedial or deep tissue massage? What each one means, how much they overlap, and how to choose the right massage for training, pain or tight muscles.
What deep tissue massage is, whether it should hurt, why you might be sore the next day, who it suits, and when lighter pressure is the better choice.
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly? How often to get a sports massage based on your training load, goals and budget, and how to time it around competition.
Should you get a sports massage before or after a game, race or competition? How to time it, what pressure to ask for, and what to avoid in race week.
Can deep tissue or sports massage help sciatica? What the evidence says, when massage helps, when it won't, and the warning signs that need assessment first.
Sports massage for BJJ and lifting: where grapplers and lifters get tight, how massage fits around training, and when a niggle needs more than a massage.
Is sports massage worth it for runners? Where runners get tight, how to time massage around long runs and races, and when calf or knee pain needs more.
Sore or bruised after a sports massage? What's normal, how long it lasts, what helps, and the signs that mean something else is going on.
Waking up with a headache or sore neck most mornings? The common causes, from sleep position and jaw clenching to poor sleep, what helps, and when to see a GP.
Pain where the Achilles meets the heel bone, or a bump on the back of the heel? Insertional Achilles tendinopathy, bursitis and Haglund's, and what helps.
Hip, groin or outer hip pain after a run? The common causes in runners, the one you shouldn't run through, how to adjust training, and the exercises that help.
Knee sore after a run? Front, outside, inside or below the kneecap: what each location usually means, how to adjust your running, and when to get it checked.