Sports Injury Physio

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 packs for knee injuries

- Multi-purpose reusable ice bag

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🌟 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 treatment plan.

📽️ Other episodes in the Meniscus Tear Series:

▶️ Treatment for Medial Meniscus Tears

▶️ Exercises for Meniscus Tears

▶️ Swimming with a Meniscus Tear

▶️ Best Knee Braces for Meniscus Tears

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:56 Anatomy

00:02:38 How does a lateral meniscus tear happen?

00:03:00 Lateral meniscus tear symptoms

00:04:26 Does a lateral meniscus tear require surgery?

00:06:56 Lateral meniscus tear treatment - conservative approach

00:14:04 Lateral meniscus tear recovery time

00:15:07 How we can help

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:

▶️ Treatment for Lateral Meniscus Tears

▶️ Exercises for Meniscus Tears

▶️ Swimming with a Meniscus Tear

▶️ Best Knee Braces for Meniscus Tears

🌟Need help with your 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.

Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:07 Anatomy of the meniscus

00:03:00 Mechanism of meniscus injuries

00:04:25 Can a meniscus tear heal?

00:06:44 Treatment options for a torn meniscus

00:10:11 Recovery times for meniscus tears

00:11:55 General advice on meniscus tears

00:14:06 Rehab for a torn meniscus

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 them to create your perfect knee-friendly glute and core workout.

👉 Exercise equipment mentioned in this video:

✅Exercise ball

✅Set of five resistance bands

✅ or visit the TheraBand Store on Amazon

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📽️ Other videos you may find useful:

▶️Clamshell Exercise Demo - Benefits, Progressions, Why It Might Hurt (YouTube)

▶️Glute Bridge Exercise: 4 Progressions + Benefits (YouTube)

🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome toconsult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📚Chapters in this video:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:28 Isometric crunch

00:03:56 Isometric curl-down

00:06:15 Russian twist

00:08:14 Ball rotations

00:10:30 Prone leg lifts

00:12:35 Side leg lifts

00:17:01 Clams

00:20:15 Glute bridges

00:23:50 How we can help

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 linked to the overall models because the model versions change so fast that the current ones will soon be outdated.

✅Nike Alphafly

✅Asics Metaspeed Sky

✅Nike Vaporfly

✅Saucony Endorphin Pro

✅New Balance RC Elite

✅Hoka Rocket X

✅Brooks Hyperion Elite

👉 If you buy something, we might get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome toconsult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

📚Chapters in this video:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:53 How are carbon plate running shoes supposed work?

00:01:27 So ... do they really work?

00:07:00 Injury risk of carbon plate running shoes

00:10:32 Battle of the brands!

00:11:35 My advice on carbon plate running shoes

00:12:31 Injured? We can help

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 consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

👉 Other IT band episodes in the series:

- ⁠Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Recovery Times⁠

- ⁠Exercises for Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome⁠

- ⁠Stretches for IT Band Syndrome

- Foam Rolling Your IT Band - Dos & Dont's

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:44 Can you run with IT band syndrome?

00:01:12 When might it be OK to continue running?

00:02:56 When might it be better not to run?

00:04:15 Running style factors that may influence IT band syndrome

00:09:22 Why a run-walk programme is a good idea

00:10:39 How we can help

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 treatment plan.

👉 Other IT band episodes in the series:

- Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Recovery Times

- Exercises for Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome

- Stretches for IT Band Syndrome

- Top Tips For Running With IT Band Syndrome

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:03 Don't foam roll the IT band itself

00:03:18 Foam rolling the glutes for ITB stiffness

00:06:30 Foam rolling the quads for ITB stiffness

00:08:00 How we can help

In this episode, Maryke explains why you can't really stretch the IT band. She also explains what muscles you should stretch instead if you have iliotibial band syndrome and demonstrates how to do it.

🌟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 treatment plan:

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:54 Can you stretch the IT band?

00:02:35 Quad stretch

00:04:38 ITB stretch

00:06:25 Glute stretch

00:07:46 How we can help

👉Other episodes in the series:

- Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Recovery Times

- ⁠Exercises for Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome⁠

- Foam Rolling Your IT Band - Dos & Don'ts

- Top Tips For Running With IT Band Syndrome

In this episode, Maryke discusses what exercises may be useful when you have iliotibial band syndrome and how to select the ones that are right for you. She also demonstrates some that are useful during the early stages of rehab.

🌟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 treatment plan.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:06 Factors that influence choice of exercises

00:04:34 Glute strengthening exercises for IT band syndrome

00:14:57 Foot strengthening exercises for IT band syndrome

00:18:40 Stretches

00:19:37 Exercises that retrain movement patterns

00:21:37 Running gait drills

00:22:25 How we can help

👉Other episodes in the series:

- IT band syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

- ⁠Stretches for IT Band Syndrome⁠

- Foam Rolling Your IT Band - Dos & Don'ts

- Top Tips For Running With IT Band Syndrome

In this episode, Maryke explains what the IT band does and how it gets injured. She discusses the main causes of IT band syndrome, what treatments work best, and also what the typical recovery time for IT band syndrome is

👉 These ITB straps may help to reduce pain while running and walking

✅ Neo-G ITB strap

✅ UP ITB strap support

This article explains how to use IT Band straps.🌟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 treatment plan.

📚 Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:16 Anatomy of the IT band

00:03:46 What does the IT band do?

00:05:19 IT band syndrome causes

00:10:26 IIiotibial band syndrome symptoms

00:13:21 IT band syndrome recovery time

00:13:51 IT band syndrome treatment

00:28:54 How we can help

👉Other episodes in the series:

- Exercises for Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome

- Stretches for IT Band Syndrome

- Foam Rolling Your IT Band - Dos & Don'ts

- Top Tips For Running With IT Band Syndrome

References:

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In this video, Maryke discusses the most common knee injuries in runners and specifically how you can distinguish between them. She covers outer, inner, and front knee pain.

🌟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 treatment plan

Here are links to more detailed videos of each injury

👉 Inner (medial) knee pain

👉 Front (anterior) knee pain

👉 Outer (lateral) knee pain

📚Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:51 Inner knee pain when running

00:05:10 Pain over the front of the knee

00:09:13 Outside knee pain when running

00:12:31 General knee pain from running

00:14:02 How we can help

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