Kwesi Browne’s crash in the velodrome at the Paris Olympics shone a spotlight on the dangers of high-speed cycling. Thankfully, the 30-year-old track sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago, who appeared to lose consciousness following a collision with another rider, sustained no major injuries according to his team manager, Rowena Williams. In the men’s Madison race…
Although the British weather has been doing its best to dampen the excitement of Wimbledon this year, we are poised for a dramatic few days as we enter the finals. The annual tennis tournament continues to be one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. Last year (2023), the BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon broke digital…
If you live in the UK, you’re probably celebrating the arrival of the long-awaited warm weather. Maybe you’re already feeling inspired by the start of Wimbledon and planning to head to the court for a few games of your own. At this time of the year, with warm weather and long days, more of us…
With the promise of warmer, drier days to come, cycling enthusiasts like us are looking forward to getting out on the bike again. Cycling is great for our physical and mental health, but like any form of exercise, there is a risk of injury. In this blog we take a look at common cycling leg…
We live in a fast-paced world. We want results and we want them quickly. So it’s tempting, when you’re beginning any kind of exercise routine, to go too far and too fast. However, each year orthopaedic surgeons treat injuries that are the result of people who have failed to build up their fitness routines gradually.…
As the Six Nations Rugby gets underway, our focus for this blog is on the diagnosis and treatment of injuries that we see commonly among Rugby players – and also whether anything can be done to prevent injuries from occurring in the first place. How common are injuries in rugby? University of Bath study: A…
It’s that time of year again when we might be thinking about shifting the extra weight we gained over the festive period or fulfilling the promise we made to ourselves to get fitter. Or maybe we just want to feel better in body and mind during the cold days of winter. Whatever our motivation for…
A fracture of the pelvis or acetabulum (Hip socket) is a relatively rare injury, thankfully, but a high impact collision such as a car crash or cycling accident, can fracture the pelvic bones and/or hip socket, sometimes seriously. In older, frail patients or people with osteoporosis (which is weakening of the bones), even a minor…
The labrum is the ring of fibrocartilage or soft tissue that surrounds your hip socket (acetabulum). Its purpose is to help the ball part of your hip joint (the femoral head at the top of your femur) move smoothly within the deepened socket and to keep the hip joint stable and working effectively. If you…
According to the 2023 State of Musculoskeletal Health report by Versus Arthritis, a charity dedicated to supporting people with arthritis in the UK, more than 10 million people in this country – one in six of us – are living with osteoarthritis. It is the most common form of arthritis. Others include: gout (which affects…
