Sports Injury Physio

In this episode, Maryke discusses how exercise benefits your Achilles tendon when you have Achilles tendonitis, what exercises you should be doing, how you can adapt them to suit your needs, and how to know when you're ready to get back to sport. 🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at TMA online via video call for an assessment of your Achilles injury and a ta...

How to harness knowledge of your natural fight-or-flight response to help with injury recovery. Everyone is affected by the interaction between their brain and the physical aspects of their injury. Sports physio Maryke Louw interviews injury and pain psychologist Dr Caroline Marlow about two case studies where she helped athletes with the psychological aspects of their injury recovery. 📽️ Related...

Recovery times for Achilles tendonitis can be a matter of weeks, or it can take years, depending on the specific case. In this video, Maryke discusses nine factors that can have an influence on how long it will take you to recover from your Achilles injury. She also gives expected recovery times for best-case, typical case, and worst-case scenarios and cautions that recovery from this injury is no...

Beta alanine for better running and sports performance. Discover how this proven supplement can safely enhance performance, what dosage works best, who benefits most, and how to avoid side effects. Everything you need to know in one video! 👉 Beta alanine on Amazon: ✅ Capsules (750 mg - easy to split up your daily dosage) ✅ Powder 📽️ Here's our video on bicarbonate of soda , which can be com...

There's no one-size-fits-all treatment for Achilles tendonitis/tendinopathy. However, there is a treatment approach that works best for most people, and this is backed up by research. In this episode, Treat My Achilles co-founder Maryke Louw explains this approach. She also cautions against other treatments that are useless or may harm your Achilles tendon even further. 👉 The video mentions h...

Boost running performance with baking soda! Learn how sodium bicarbonate helps runners, why it doesn’t work for endurance events, and how it combats lactic acid. BUT ... take the wrong dosage and you'll be running for the toilet - we've got that covered as well. 👉 Bicarbonate of soda on Amazon: ✅ Capsules (1.3 grams) ✅ Powder Some links here are to places where you can buy something relevant. I...

Getting a diagnosis of Achilles tendonitis right depends to a large extent on listening to the patient to understand what caused their heel pain and deciding whether this as well as the symptoms fit this type of injury. Treat My Achilles co-founder Maryke Louw takes us through the typical causes of Achilles tendonitis, the symptoms to look out for, and the steps we use in our clinic to arrive at a...

When someone asks whether running is bad for your knees, they are usually worried that running will “wear their knees out”, or they are getting aches and pains in their knees when they run, or they’ve been told they have arthritis in their knees, and they don’t want to make it worse. Let's take a look at all of these concerns. 👉 Most models of Hoka running shoe provide a good combination of c...

In this episode, Steph discusses the top reasons why your tennis elbow pain might not be getting better. Did you know that the exercises everyone on the Internet tells you to do might be to blame? She not only points out these factors but also explains what you can do about it and what treatment approach works best for tennis elbow. 🌟Need more help with your injury? You’re welcome to consult one...

Sports physio Maryke Louw demonstrates how to use kinesio tape for tennis elbow as well as zinc oxide tape. She also explains the thinking behind taping a tennis elbow and how to tell whether the tape is having the desired effect. 🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan: https...

In this episode, sports physio Maryke Louw explains how and when to use tennis elbow braces and straps. Also: - the pros and cons of three types of tennis elbow brace. - warning signs that you should remove your brace. 🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan. 📽️ Other episodes...

If you're dealing with tennis elbow, this episode will guide you through ten exercises that can help — but not all of them may be right for you! Sports physio Maryke explains how to choose the right exercises based on your injury stage, sensitivity level, and underlying conditions. 🌟 Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assess...

Discover which tennis elbow treatments are backed up by research and which ones might be wasting your time. Tailored advice for every injury stage, from early pain management to long-term rehab strategies. Including tips on how to be kind to your tennis elbow at the office and in the gym. 🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an...

Sports physiotherapist Maryke Louw discusses what tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is, how it is caused, and how to test for it. She also explains how you can use your tennis elbow symptoms to help you understand what stage of injury you’re in, which will help you to choose the best treatment. 🌟 Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video c...

It is really frustrating when you experience a setback in your rehab and your injury flares up. It is especially common to have flare-ups when you're recovering from tendon injuries like patellar tendonitis or Achilles tendonitis. It is also normal to then worry that you've made your injury worse. In this episode, Maryke explains why injury flare-ups happen, why it doesn't always mean...

Does taking beetroot juice benefit sports performance? In this episode, sports physio Maryke Louw takes a look at one of the latest supplements to be sold to athletes and what the people in the white lab coats have found out about it. 👉 BEET IT - the beetroot juice product that was used in the research quoted in this video. If you buy anything via this link, we might get a small commission at no...

In this episode, sports physio Maryke Louw explains the very specific circumstances in which a knee brace for a meniscus tear can be useful. She discusses the three types of knee brace for a meniscus tear and highlights some danger signs that tell you to remove your brace immediately. 👉 Examples of the types of braces discussed in the video: ✅ Soft knee braces: - Modvel - Exous Bodygear - Dr. Br...

Swimming can be a brilliant way to maintain some fitness when you've got a torn meniscus, but you can actually make it worse by doing the wrong things in the pool. In this episode, Maryke shares some tips on how you can swim without aggravating your meniscus injury. 🌟 Need more help with your injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of y...

In this episode, Maryke demonstrates some of the most common exercises used for treating meniscus tears. The video is divided into early-stage rehab exercises (for when your knee is still very painful and swollen) and later-stage exercises. 👉 Note: These exercises might not be right for you. Please consult a physiotherapist to check whether they are appropriate for your level of fitness and your...

In this episode, Maryke discusses lateral meniscus tears. 👉 She looks at what the research says about surgery for lateral meniscus tears vs. conservative treatment and also what conservative treatment for lateral meniscus tears entails. 👉 Finally, she discusses how long the recovery process for lateral meniscus tears might be. 👉 Get some ice packs or bags for pain relief on your knee: - Ice pac...

In this episode, Maryke explains what happens when you have a medial meniscus tear, how long recovery takes, and what type of treatment is the most effective for meniscus tears. She also provides a detailed description of what exercises you have to do as part of your recovery from a meniscus tear and how to progress your programme over time. 📽️ Other episodes in the Meniscus Tear Series: ▶️ Treatm...

In this episode, sports physio Maryke Louw demonstrates glute and core exercises that are easy on the knees. These exercises will help you build your glutes and core when you have “bad” knees or knee pain that is preventing you from placing direct pressure on them. She has chosen low-impact exercises that don’t use your knees and don’t require you to kneel on them. You can pick and choose from the...

In this episode, we look at scientific research to get an idea of the pros and cons of carbon plate running shoes. Do they really make you run faster and if so, how much faster? What about the risk of injury? And is there a "best brand" of carbon plate running shoe? 👉 Here are Amazon links to the carbon plate running shoes tested in the research study that I discuss in the video. I link...

In this episode, Maryke explains how you can decide whether it is OK (for your specific case of IT band syndrome) to continue running and when it might not be. She also discusses changes to your running style that may help your recovery, and why a walk-run programme is the best for getting back to running once you've had iliotibial band syndrome. 🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to c...

Learn why foam rolling the IT band itself isn't that useful, what parts you should avoid rolling, and what muscles you should target if your IT band feels stiff or tight. Maryke also demonstrates her method for foam rolling these areas. 🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatme...