Stability Training – Ensuring The Correct Muscles Are Activated During Exercise And Sport
The smaller muscles of our body are often the muscles we forget about training when we hit the gym or go for a run. However, these muscles are the ones…
Preparing Your Feet For The 2015 Oxfam Trailwalker
Signed up for the Oxfam 100km Trailwalker? Congratulations! Taking part in in this event will be a grand achievement. The 10th of April is quickly approaching and the eight-week countdown…
Surfing The Waves This Summer? Here’s How To Perfect Your Paddle!
Standing up on the board is everyone’s goal when you think about going surfing. Before you even get to this stage, however, you need to be able to paddle out.…
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…