Hamstring Strains
By Simon Yoon A hamstring strain is a common sporting injury but it can happen in varying situations. It typically occurs when the hamstring is…
Runner’s Gut – a solution at last?
By Jess Ackad Gastrointestinal distress or runners gut is a huge problem – there is a good chance if you are running (or have been)…
The Head Game and Why Certain Pain Killer Giant’s Recent Ad Has Made My Blood Boil
by Jess Ackad As physios we are the experts in musculoskeletal related health and medicine, from how all the the bits fit together and function,…
R.I.C.E Outdated and Potentially Harmful??
R.I.C.E – Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation… We’ve all been there and we’ve all had injuries that we adhered to this religiously for (or at least…
Runners – are you in the eighty percent?
Almost 80% of runners will sustain a lower limb injury – EIGHTY PERCENT!!! Yikes! This makes running the most injury causing form of sport or…
Get Bent – safe lifting and other low back pain fallacies
By Jess Ackad We’ve all seen the posters about safe lifting – use a good squat pattern; bend at the hips and knees NOT THE…