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Private physiotherapy working at Made for More gym. Former Head physio at Salford City FC, Crewe Alexandra FC and Everton Women. Direct Message to book in!

07/01/2026

Practical Stretching Recommendations

Flexibility is one of the most important components of fitness.

However, the evidence supporting its benefits are actually somewhat conflicting.

📚Warneke et al (2025) produced an international consensus statement to provide practical recommendations for stretching for healthy and athletic populations.

Their practical stretching recommendations are summarised above ☝️.

For more stretching info or to book in for an assessment get in touch 📲

09/10/2025

The science of stretching

Flexibility is one of the most important components of fitness.

However, the evidence supporting its benefits are actually somewhat conflicting.

📚Warneke et al (2025) produced an international consensus statement to provide practical recommendations for stretching for healthy and athletic populations.

Their consensus on the dosage and types of stretching for both acute and chronic effects are summarised in the table above ☝️.

For more stretching info or to book in for an assessment get in touch 📲

10/09/2025

ACL Plyometric progressions

Designing a plyometric programme to develop neuromuscular performance and movement quality, while respecting tissue healing is vital during ACLR recovery prior to returning to sport.

Research shows effective use of plyometrics can support improved movement quality and reduce ACL injury risk (Webster & Hewitt. 2018).

It’s very important to look at movement quality, not just jump heights and distances when progressing a plyometric programme.

See above an example of a qualitative assessment for a landing from a single leg hop for the pelvis, trunk and lower limb in the sagittal plane at 2 different stages of ACL rehab ☝️.

(This was also done in the frontal plane).

For more info on ACL rehab or to book in for an assessment get in touch 📲

06/09/2025

Happy 4th birthday to the little man! 🥳

08/08/2025

Happy first birthday Lilah smiler!

You are so loved ❤️

20/06/2025

ACL injuries in women’s football

Great to be working with the Manchester Football Association on this webinar about ACL injuries in women’s football.

I’ll consider why women get more ACL injuries than men and possible preventative measures that can be applied in warm ups and in the gym.

📅Monday 30th June
🕖7-8pm
📌Online
🎟️Free

Register through the link in my bio 👍

06/03/2025

Recovery Timelines

Tissues and systems in the body experience different responses to loading.

📚 Gabbett & Oetter (2024) completed a narrative review describing the typical responses of muscles, tendons, bones, cartilage and the central nervous system to different intensities and volumes of loading.

☝️ From this review the image above specifically addresses recovery time frames for each.

So higher intensity loading (e.g. intense anaerobic exercise, sprinting) should be programmed at lower volumes.

And lower intensity loading (e.g. walking, jogging, isometrics) can be programmed at higher volumes.

Recovery duration is directly related to intensity, with high intensity loading potentially taking 2-3 days or even longer to recover from. So practically, we should only really be doing activities like sprinting twice a week with potentially low-moderate exercise in between.

This is really useful in helping us recognise that different tissues and systems recover at different timescales, guiding the frequency of rehab and training.

For more info on Recovery Timelines or to book in for an assessment get in touch 📲

27/02/2025

It was great to get the chance to speak at the injury rehab network event at UA92 on all things ACL injury in women’s football.

It was a privilege to share the stage with such great speakers and to see so many people interested in the subject of female athlete health.

See the link in my bio for the post event blog and a link to my slides.

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Eccles
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