Exercise helps and brings together people of all ages. There is truly nothing better than the adrenaline pumping through your body with the eagerness in pursuing your goals whether it be in sports, for health or personal well-being. It doesn’t matter whether you are a professional athlete, a gym-goer or an average joe, we all […]
Tag: injury prevention
Don’t walk, run! (Without injury)
This is your safety guide to putting one foot in front of the other whether you’re a weekend warrior, training for a marathon or just jogging for lunchtime fitness. Did you know? 65% of runners experience an annual injury (1). It reaches 90% for those that are training for a marathon (2). But, what do […]
Out of the Woods Injury Prevention Month
Who likes getting injured? The answer is no one. Whether you play sport or not, injuries hold you back from being the best version of yourself, achieving your goals and fulfilling your potential. So, what if I were to tell you that many injuries can be prevented and even those ‘bad luck’ injuries will likely […]
Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement for Surfers
As a Chiropractor working on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, a large array of my patients are surfers or are closely tied to someone who does surf. Whether this be the more regular grommets, to the weekend warriors that still like to have a crack. Most people are happy to run down to the beach, put their […]
5 tips to help you stay injury free this year
March is injury prevention month, which ties in with the start of the busy winter sports season. Sports like netball, soccer, football, AFL and hockey are all kicking off, and this usually means a busy period for all healthcare practitioners. For your endurance based sports, slightly cooler weather as the seasons transition leads to an […]
Soccer and Low Back Pain – The Clues to Look Out For
Dr Callum Forrest (Chiropractor) from our Rozelle and Newtown clinics has worked with top flight Soccer players in the UK and here in Sydney. He shares his insights in how to prevent low back pain and enjoy a great season. The evenings are darker, the temperature has dropped and Soccer boot sales have gone through […]
How to prepare for your best sporting season yet
How to prepare for your best sporting season yet March brings the commencement of a variety of sporting codes, such as NRL, rugby union, AFL, netball and soccer. And just as the season commences, so too should a team commence their prehab programs – programs that are designed to prevent injury and prepare the body […]
Ask a physio: Is it OK for my teenager to go to the gym?
Ask a physio: Is it OK for my teenager to go to the gym? Short answer – yes, absolutely! If anything, resistance training at the gym would likely be of benefit to teenagers, particularly to improve their sporting performance and reduce the risk of injury. Weight training has previously been avoided mainly due to the […]
Needling away sports injuries
Needling away sports injuries Did you know that it is estimated that 5.2 million Australians injure themselves in a sporting incident each year? (Medibank Private 2006). If you have heard this statistic, you might be one of the many Australians who have a sports injury to their name. But if you, or anyone you know, […]
How to do to avoid injury in the new year
I’m going to paint a picture here and just want you to think, Is this my situation? The majority of the injuries I see in clinic at the beginning of a new year tend to be injuries involving people going a little too hard, a little too soon, with their training. How injuries occur in […]
Why do I still need Physiotherapy ?
‘I’m feeling so much better so why do I still need physiotherapy?’ A great question and I can understand why there is often some uncertainty around physiotherapy continuing despite a feeling that symptoms have resolved. The reason is so that we can make sure we don’t get injured again! Usually we get injured due to […]
Squatting With Knees Over Toes
At times a controversial discussion point in the fitness community is debating whether it is safe for your knees to come forward over your toes when you are squatting. The reason it is deemed a problem is due to perceived excessive stress on the knee joint. But what does the research say about this commonly […]
Training Volume: What Does It Mean For Injury Prevention And Optimising Performance?
One of the most overlooked factors when analysing onset of injuries is training volume. Training volume is the combination of total time spent training and the intensity that training is performed at. What we are concerned about is acute (recent) overload in training volume which can exceed our body’s ability to adapt and recover from […]
