FEATURE INJURY-BEATING TIPS
As sure as night follows day, at some point in your triathlon career you'll pick up an injury. Hopefully, it'll be the lightest of strains and your time away from swim, cycling and running will be minimal. But whatever the injury, it'll fall into one of two categories: overuse or acute. Overuse is, as the name suggests, an injury that stems from repetitive stress over time. As each session ticks by, the injury flares up more and more until a minor niggle's left you in a major pickle.
Acute, on the other hand, is an injury that happens suddenly, like a bike crash. The severity of injuries for both is on a spectrum of severity with some more common than others. And it's those common ones that our expert physiotherapists Lucy Sacarello of Sacarello Physio Ltd and Emma Klijn of Nailsea Physio are going to focus on now (note: it's very rare to endure an acute swim injury so that doesn't feature)…
SWIM
BICEP TENDINOPATHY OVERUSE
• CAUSE(S)
Upping the training load too quickly and poor technique are two of the most common reasons for this injury. Going too deep with the ‘pulling’ arm when breathing is a particularly common issue.
• PHYSIO
Emma Klijn
• THE REMEDY
Seek an assessment from a chartered
