Facebook Live 7th January 2020 This time of the year people try to take control of their life and do something they’ve wanted to do for a while with their exercises; get fit, start to exercise more, get on top of their diet. We also find that after a couple of weeks,...
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Why running quietly is important!
Facebook Live 17th December 2019 Our tip for today is run quieter and lighter. Some of you may recall Newton's 3rd law of motion: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If we apply this to running for example, the harder we hit the ground, the more vertical...
How cycling may actually hurt your knees
Facebook Live 13th December 2019 Cycling and could it be potentially bad for your knees? Cycling is a low impact activity to stay fit and used as an alternative to running to reduce the impact on your shins and feet. Although there isn't much vertical ground reaction...
Treadmill running vs outdoor running
Facebook Live 3rd December 2019 Treadmill vs Outdoor running: - Treadmill running With running on a treadmill, it makes it a lot easier to run since the belt is essentially moving for you and you'll be heading in a straight line. As opposed to running outdoors where...
How a treatment for heel pain has a similar description to CPR
Facebook Live 21st November 2019
Nike Vaporfly the Sub 2hr Marathon Shoe
Facebook Live 14th November 2019 Currently in the running world, there are controversies regarding the racing shoes made by Nike. According to research, the nike vaporfly 4% and Nike Vaporfly next % as the name suggests, has shown to reduce energy expenditure by 4%...
5 Things extra to address tight calves
Facebook Live 6 November 2019 5 extra things to do for runners with tight calves Strengthen them! its suggested that tight calf muscles can often be due to weakness You can change reoccurring calf strains and tightness with developing adequate calf strength - body...
The top 4 Rehab Tips for your sore Achilles
Facebook Live 29 October 2019 4 Rehab Tips of Achilles pain 1- Footwear - Try to find shoes that have a higher heel height. This means having the height of the heel higher then the toes. Think about the exaggerated example of being in high heels. The goal of this is...
Netball Shoe Review
Facebook Live 22nd October 2019 Netball shoes When playing netball it is imperative that you are in the correct shoes. Netball shoes are specifically designed for the requirements of the game, side to side movement, jumping, landing and pivoting movements. Where as...
Did you know that painkillers lead to 3 deaths in Australia last year?!
Facebook Live 9th October 2019 Pain killers: Should we rely on them? The answer is no. Pain killers are one of the silent killers in the present world where up to 3 deaths per day were reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last year. They provide a...
Does a Heel Spur Dissolve with Treatment?
Facebook Live 27 August 2019 Does a heel spur dissolve with treatment? Essentially, no, it will not dissolve with treatment that we provide at our clinic. The treatment that we conduct is to minimise pain the correlating symptoms located a few mm in front of the heel...
Why does my Achilles Stiffen in the Morning?
Facebook Live 1st October 2019 Why is our achilles sore in the morning? What is the Achilles tendon? It's the make up of our two calf muscles the gastrocnemius and soleus. These two muscles join together to form our Achilles tendon. The reason for the morning...