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Hamstring insertion pain is commonly seen in runners and older athletes. The hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh join the ischial tuberosity or sit bone by a common tendon. The constant strain of the hamstring muscle through this attachment to the bone can lead to significant wear and tear which results in pain. This pain is often worse several days after running and with sitting. It tends to come on gradually and is difficult to get rid of. It affects women more so than men as they generally have weaker hamstring muscles.

It is with great excitement that the Back In Motion Health Group announces Jason Smith as a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.

Jason, Physiotherapist, Founder and Group Director of the Back In Motion Health Group was last night named winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award - Southern Region.

Each year on September 8 World Physio Day is held to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution physiotherapists all over of the world make to peoples lives. This day, first established in 1996 by the World Confederation of Physical Therapy a global body representing around the world, also seeks to raise awareness of the key role this profession plays in rehabilitative and preventative health for people of all ages and physical abilities.

The World Confederation of Physical Therapy describes physiotherapists as “experts in developing and maintaining people’s ability to move and function throughout their lives” and that physios have “an advanced understanding of how the body moves and what keeps it from moving well, they promote wellness, mobility and independence”.

Crossfit “boxes” (gym) popping up everywhere, and if you haven’t heard of it yet you soon will. Crossfit utilises a range of movements, sometimes complex, executed at high intensity for a given amount of time or repetitions, with the aim of providing an elite level of overall fitness. The intensity of the workout and the sense of the community at a Crossfit box is something you will not see in your average gym. Although there are many high level athletes using Crossfit as a training method, if you go into your local Crossfit gym you will see people of all shapes, sizes and ages looking to better themselves and improve their health.