A common presentation in our clinic is a recreational runner who has started to experience some knee pain when running, often over the outside of the knee. This is often linked with an increase in running frequency or when someone has commenced running after a prolonged period of inactivity. Their first thought is [...]
As a primary Health Care Practitioner, people often present with acute low back pain and are unsure of what it is and how it happened. Many people commonly ask, what is causing this pain? And do I need to get a scan of my back? To answer this, I often spend the session [...]
I wrote in a previous blog about my decision to run the Great Ocean Road Half Marathon, and I am pretty excited to report that I finished it just under my goal time and suffered no injuries during the process. My training was kept pretty simple, I mostly ran 2-3 mid-week runs of around 5-7km’s and then 1 progressively longer “long” run on the weekend which ended up as 17km run a few weeks before the race.
I have mostly lead a very active life, playing multiple sports during my teens and then playing senior football for 17 years. During this time I would train 2 or 3 times a week and play a game on the weekends. The beauty of playing team sport for such a long period is that there is never a need to find “motivation” to exercise, as I always had other people relying on me to perform and I would never want to let my team down.
Short on time? We've got you covered! Lets face it, we all live in a time poor world these days. For the vast majority of us, the classic 9-5 work day is long gone, businesses now open earlier and close later and, with access to email and computers 24/7, the work day is [...]
It's All About The Warm Up!! Before Leaving for the Game: Hydration is the Key!! Water regulates your body temperature and lubricates your joints. It helps transport nutrients to give you energy and keep you healthy. It will make a big difference especially as our days are starting to (slowly) get hotter. As a very [...]
For the dedicated few exercise is something that is a yearlong pursuit, but for the majority of us (I am guilty myself this year) the cold winter months see us hibernate inside where it is warm. As we are nearing...
