Prehab and what you need to know about it

You’ve been training for weeks, months or even years, but you’ve started to get little niggles that just won’t go away. It’s impacting your routine, and you’re having to take more rest days, or shorten your sessions. Or, maybe you’re simply fed up with reoccurring pain and injury? For example, back pain when gardening, knee pain when running, elbow pain when climbing, or ankle and hamstring strain on the sports field…

What is prehab?

If any of these sound familiar, you’ve probably already been Googling the best home remedies or stretches you can do – anything to get you back to doing what you love faster.

But imagine if there was a way to reduce your chance of  pain injury in the first place? There is, and its called PREHAB – a proactive programme aimed at reducing the chance of injury before it occurs.

Why would I need prehab?

Whilst prehab doesn’t eliminate the chance of injury completely, including the right prehab exercises in your routine will help strengthen and mobilise your joints, helping you mitigate your chance of injury in the future.

You might be thinking, “why would I need this? I don’t get pain and I’ve never been injured?”

Sadly, injury can happen to the best of us, and when we’re least expecting it. So why wait for that moment when you can look to preventing it altogether? Plus, prehab is not just about injury prevention – it can also complement and enhance your existing performance programme.

By incorporating prehab exercises into your training your routine, you can build a stronger foundation, improve your overall strength and mobility, and rocket your performance to new heights.

“In professional sport, athletes will complete regular prehab exercises to try and help prevent common injuries related to their sport. It is such an important aspect of their training that some complete prehab exercises every single day”, says Bodyset Senior MSK Physiotherapist, Matt Ramsdale.

How do I get started with prehab?

So now that we’ve enlightened you on the benefits of prehab… let’s get you started!

Prevent injury, improve performance and get the best out of your body with prehab in the form our BodyCheck MOT. Our expert Bodyset physiotherapists will conduct a full body screening to pinpoint potential injury risks and performance limitations, and set you up with a prehab programme that compliments your training. All completely bespoke to your and your personal goals.

Why wait for injury? Get ready to say goodbye to setbacks and hello to peak performance!