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FREE injury prevention seminar
We are happy to announce that Summit will be doing monthly injury prevention seminars thought our clinics in the north west. The aim of these is to continue to educate those of you who want to know more about how you move and function so you can be more aware when this becomes inefficient. […]
Corinne Allmark
Since graduating from Salford University in 2007 as a Chartered Physiotherapist, I have specialized in musculoskeletal therapy. I have gained experience within private practice as well as providing physiotherapy and rehabilitation for Bolton Metro Swim Squad, Eccles RFC, Waterloo RFC, Lancashire Women’s Rugby team, North West Women’s Rugby Team and Cheshire U16 Rugby Team. I […]
Top Tennis Tips
Top Tennis Tips 1.Physical Competency – Players should be able to execute fundamental movement skills to a high level, movements include: squatting; lunging; single leg squatting; force absorption linear and laterally; pushing; pulling; bending; twisting and bracing. 2. Complete a thorough warm-up – Warm-up up should aim to raise body temperature and mobilise the […]
Heather paralympic story
Heather’s story I was lucky enough to be part of the medical team at both the Olympics and the Paralympics. For the Olympics I was working with the football teams in Manchester during training and matches. However more exciting for me was the opportunity to be involved with the athletics at the Olympic stadium […]
Hannah’s experience at paralympics
Hannah’s story My London 2012 Paralympic experience started over 18 months ago when I was asked to travel to New Zealand In January 2011 for the IPC Athletics World Championships with Great Britain. This was the forming of what was to prove to be a rather successful GB team of both staff and athletes. […]
Dr Ben Shafe
Dr Benjamin Shafar MBChb, MRCS (Eng), MRCGPQualified from Birmingham Medical School 2003 and following training in Accident and Emergency medicine in Sydney, Australia, moved back home to Manchester. I continued my medical training in surgery and attained my membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2008. I then changed career paths to General Practice […]
ITB Syndrome
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) By David Bossom MCSP Chartered Physiotherapist What is Iliotibial Band Syndrome? Iliotibial Band Syndrome is a common cause of both lateral (outside of the leg) knee and hip pain. It is a syndrome common to long distance runners, cyclists and footballers. In fact studies have found that it’s the second […]
The performance matrix tees off
Since Summit received international accreditation as a performance matrix company, we have put our new screening service (www.theperformancematrix.com) to good use and changing how both amateur and professional sports men and women see their training. A professional golfer, Adam Holt, used the service after repetitive knee injuries. Below he explains how it helped and […]
5 tops tips to stay injury free on a bike
Colin Batcher from Total Cycle coach give us his top 5 tips to stop you getting injured on your bike this season. Total cycle coach works with riders making their first pedal turns for fitness or charity, through to full time professionals, their complete service is aimed at maximising your time to help your […]
Zumbathon for the legacy rainbow house
Team summit attended a Zumbathon for the legacy rainbow house and what a fantastic event it was. For anyone who has not heard or visted The Legacy Rainbow House website you must immediately and see what this antastic charity do by “putting the ability back into disability” www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com From everyone at The Legacy Rainbow House […]
Bolton Yoga Fundraiser for Bolton Hospice
Congratulations to Tony Gaskel and Bolton Yoga’s fundraiser raising £180 for Bolton Hospice. On 15th January 2012, in conjunction with Rimpy Batta from Lotus Petal Healing, Andy Hosgood from Summit Physiotherapy and Marian Rubins from Whitefield Pilates, as well as a guided meditation by Hazel Devine, we took part in a fundraising event for Bolton […]
Congratulations to Joe Duckworth
Massive congraulations to Joe Duckworth who completed Ironman Cozumel Mexico in 10 hrs 6mins 57 seconds. There were 2500 competitors 60 of these are pro triathletes and Joe came 122 overall (beating some of the female pros). He was 22nd in the 40-45 year old age catagory and a time of 9:45 was the 8th […]
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Ironman and Triathlon Injury Prevention Strategies
3 Key Ultra-Distance Injury Prevention Strategies – Ironman and Triathlon Training Since it started in the mid-late 1970s, the triathlon has become a popular pursuit amongst professional and recreational athletes alike. While distances do vary from one event to the next, participants are routinely required to swim distances of up to 1.5km, cycle up […]
Lower Back Pain
Lower Back Pain: Video Guide Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder and something we see regularly at Summit. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. The symptoms of low back pain usually improve within a few weeks from the time they start, with 40-90% […]
Tour de France: Pedalling Efficiency
Have you been inspired by this years Tour de France? Do you want to improve your efficiency on the bike? Are you having to take time off the bike due to recurrent injuries? In this blog I look at the Tour de France and more specifically look into peddle efficiency which is so key […]
Wimbledon 2017 Injury Woes
Are you a tennis player who is injured? Do you want to avoid injury? Looking to improve your game? The 2017 Wimbledon men’s final takes place this afternoon between Roger Federer who has been dubbed the greatest player of all time. He is making a return to Centre Court on Men’s final day […]
Warm Up: Benefits and Advice
Are there any benefits to warming up before exercise? Team Summit says YES! Warming up is well known as the best thing to do before activity but what does it actually do to your body? In this blog, we will look at the basics of a good warm up, the effects the body experiences as […]
Fascia: What is it and why is it so important?
Fascia: What is it and why is it so important? Fascia is a web like substance also known as connective tissue that surrounds and connects every muscle and organ in the body. Research shows that fascia plays important roles in posture, circulation, force transfer, balance, coordination, and is one of the most common causes of […]
Strength Training For Runners
The Third part of our Running series is here. Strength Training for Runners, If you missed the first two find them here: Couch to 5Km Running Injury Free Over the many years of treating runners, I have discovered that they either ignore strength training and just run more, or have been told previously “you need […]
Saturday Sports Massage
Summit Physio would like to introduce everyone to the latest addition of our team, Aaron Brown. Aaron will be offering a Sports Massage service at our clinic on Saturdays (starting from the 18th March 2017). To make things even better his introductory rates are: £20 for 30mins £40 for 60mins Aaron Aaron currently works as a […]
Achilles Rupture and David Haye
Rather ironically, Andy Hosgood – one of our co-founders and Physios here at Summit Physio – found himself incapacitated as the result of an Achilles Rupture from boxing. Very similar to David Haye in his fight against Tony Bellew on Saturday night. Read Andys previous post here. From personal experience Andy knows the pain and […]
Wrightington
Wrightington Hotel
& Country Club,
Wigan,
WN6 9PB
Chorley
David Lloyd Health Club,
Moss Lane,
PR6 8AB
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SUMMIT WRIGHTINGTON
Wrightington Hotel & Country Club, Wigan, WN6 9PB
SUMMIT CHORLEY
David Lloyd Health Club, Moss Lane, PR6 8AB