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Defining and Managing REDS; more than just ‘overtraining’
Athletes who are passionate about their sport and driven to perform often push boundaries in the quest to achieve specific goals, targets and reach success in their sport. Periods of prolonged overtraining can have ongoing consequences and can often lead to the diagnosis of a syndrome defined as REDs (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport). REDs is characterized by low energy availability, affecting both male and female athletes of all levels and ages. It has adverse effects on various systems and can affect long term health. The quest to achieve athletic potential can come with a cost to bone health, reproductive function and immune function to name a few. Up to 80% of athletes are at risk of developing REDs and early diagnosis is key.
Running Related Injuries; When you should get help
Many runners experience pain and niggles and it can be difficult to know when it is ok to continue training through pain and soreness, or when you need to modify training or take a break from training. Before the running season starts, we discuss some common running-related injuries in this blog.
The information should always be taken into context of the individual’s running goals, biomechanics and injury history. It is also important that you gain an accurate assessment and diagnosis to ensure the appropriate management is being taken to improve your injury.
Could YOU be overtraining?
Overtraining, defined as training excessively or not recovering from training sufficiently, can affect performance and be a big risk factor for future injury and illness. However, being aware of signs and symptoms of overtraining early can help mitigate risk, preserve performance and keep you or your child active and able to compete in their sport or activity. Sometimes it creeps up on us and before we know it, we have an injury, pain or illness as a result. Early intervention and knowing what signs to look for can greatly increase recovery and reduce risk of injury, if you know what to look for. Rob Kirkby takes us through some common signs of overtraining to watch out for.
Growing Pains
Are you 14 and limping first thing in your morning? Does your 13-year-old son constantly complain of knee pain? If you answered yes, then you’re in luck, we have answers for you!
Did you know that adolescents are predisposed to different injuries than adults? Did you know that a particular mechanism of injury may result in a different pathological condition in an adolescent athlete compared with a mature athlete? Many biological and physiological factors occur during adolescence that affect bone, cartilage and muscle, all of which play important roles in contributing to injury during adolescence.