How Physiotherapy Helps Prevent Trail Running Injuries
While many of us are relaxing on a beach or getting started on another year of work, some are spending January gearing up for one of the many trail running events in…
Keeping The Sting From Your Swing: Preventing And Managing Tennis-related Injuries
January heralds the arrival of the Australian Open to Melbourne, and as tennis mania sweeps the country and inspires many to dust the cobwebs off their racquets, our clinics also see…
Detailed Tips On Your Running Technique
In October, we discussed whether a change of running technique might be beneficial: https://www.purephysio.com.au/blog/change-technique-running-debate/. Pure Director and avid runner, Kate Senini is here to provide more detail to help you answer that question! “How many of us…
Do You Understand Your Glutes?
For a lot of us, our gluteals just provide cushioning for sitting at our desks! Do you experience any problems at your back, pelvis or hips? Have you suffered from…
Keeping Updated On Hip Surgery
As Physio’s we are always assessing and diagnosing from ‘the outside’ using our observation of movement and hands on approach, however it’s always great to get into theatre to see…
Teaching The Tips Of Ergonomics
The anatomy of the spine is such that it is optimally loaded in an upright position, such as standing. Sitting on the other hand is not good for long periods…
Change Of Technique? A Running Debate…
Altering running technique requires a strong commitment to a strength and flexibility regime to ensure the change in loading patterns doesn’t result in further injury. Therefore for most athletes the…
Around The Bay In A Day
Another iconic event for the Melbourne calendar! Who’s backing up the Melbourne Marathon with a casual 250 kms on the bike this Sunday with “Around the Bay in a Day“?…
Melbourne Marathon – Run Your Best Time!
It’s the Melbourne Marathon this weekend; a hard act to follow after the recent achievements in Berlin! The marathon world record has been broken five times in the last eight…
Melbourne Marathon… Last Minute Achilles Pain?
Many active people will at some stage suffer from Achilles tendon pain, says Pure Director Andrew Sargent. It affects people from the level of amateur runner to the professional sportsman…