Quadriceps activation failure . Failure of the upper leg muscles (musculus quadriceps femoris). By this we mean the inability to consciously tighten and relax the quadriceps. This leads to not being able (or not enough) to actively engage your knee and...
Foosh stands for "fall onto outstretched hand. It is a trauma of hand/wrist where you thus fall on an outstretched hand. Foosh trauma is linked to winter sports because we regularly see this type of trauma occur among the population of winter sports enthusiasts. A...
It's that time again, the clock has moved, the days are getting colder.... Besides hot chocolate and wood-burning stoves, for a large part of the Netherlands this also means that the winter sports season is upon us again! Did you know that every year there are still about 850.000/900.000 Dutch...
Hamstring injuries are common in athletes. Quick action and targeted Physical Therapy can potentially make the difference in recovery time. Fysio Fitaal in Tilburg is a Physiotherapy practice in Tilburg that focuses particularly on sports physiotherapy and...
Heel spur symptoms are common in runners and walkers, among others, mainly in the 40-60 age group. A heel spur originates at the underside of the foot (the tendon plate; plantar fascia or the aponeurosis plantaris). This tendon plate begins at the...
Achilles tendon problems are unfortunately common in runners and others. The Achilles tendon is located between the large calf muscles (m. gastrocnemius & m. soleus) to the tip of the heel bone (os calcaneus). When a large amount of tensile forces are applied to the Achilles tendon, the...
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