Keep On Track: 8 Tips for Sticking to a New Exercise Plan
After the New Year’s period, it seems like everyone’s out and about indulging in their newly discovered enthusiasm for exercising. It’s great to see people decked out in brand new…
Are You At Risk Of A Hamstring Injury?
Are you at risk of a hamstring injury? The hamstring muscles are four powerful strap muscles that attach behind our pelvis, traverse down the back of our thigh to attach…
Summer Has Arrived, Time To Talk Cricket!
The Australian summer brings out the best bowlers, bludgeoning batsmen and backyard banter. Yes that’s right cricket! The nations favourite pastime! We have already dispatched our neighbors from across the…
The Importance Of Intrinsic Muscle Exercises In The Management Of Bunion Deformity
The Facts Bunion deformity describes a variation in foot skeletal structure that sees a change in the joint of the big toe – the 1st metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Hallux Abducto…
If You Don’t Succeed Tri, Tri Again!
Having never competed in a Triathlon in the past, I thought I would set myself a new challenge over the coming months in an attempt to keep me out of…
Rugby World Cup 2015
Early on Sunday morning alarm clocks were heard between 2:30 and 3am as dedicated rugby fans rolled out of bed in the darkness. Tired and sleep deprived, live sporting action…
Tight Calf Muscles Is Out – Rehab Is In!
Calf tightness can often be cast aside as the ‘norm’ and many of us will go months before paying attention to it. A little tender loving care can go a…
One Foot In Front Of The Other Is Harder Than It Sounds!
First off, huge congratulations to all of you that completed your running events yesterday as part of the Melbourne Marathon Festival. Whether it was your first running event or you…
Patellar Tendinopathy (aka Patellar Tendinitis or Jumper’s Knee)
What is the patellar tendon and what goes wrong? The patellar tendon is a strong, thick tendon that sits just below your kneecap at the front of your knee. It…
Whipping Whiplash Away – ASAP!
Whiplash is a common term used to describe neck injuries associated with strong acceleration-deceleration forces to the head and the neck. Studies show that 46% of people in car accidents…