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Life on the Road as an Athlete

Life as an elite athlete can seem quite glamorous. International travel, media, fancy hotels and all you do is train and compete. Sometimes it’s just not that much fun, and it takes a special personality to cope with life on the road.

14 February 2019

FAIS with Mick Hughes and Jo Kemp

In the latest instalment of “Mick talks to….”, I sit down and talk shop about hips, specifically the condition femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) with hip expert, Sports Physiotherapist and Research Fellow Dr Joanne Kemp. For those of you who don’t know Joanne, she has presented extensively...

11 February 2019

Improving Hip Flexibility with Arnaud Domange

Maintaining, or improving hip flexibility is high up on the priority list of many athletes and sports medical practitioners. In particular, the ability of the body to allow smooth and efficient hip flexion whilst the contralateral hip goes into extension is an important combined movement.

7 February 2019

Good and Bad Exercises

Have you got any good exercises for (insert some sports injury here)? It’s probably the number one question I’ve been asked as a sports physio. My answer is always the same; I have plenty of exercises that I can give you – whether they’re good or bad is up to you. My dry, semi-sarcastic answ...

4 February 2019

Soft Tissue Therapy for Football with Stuart Hinds

Skill, biomechanics, muscle strength, and soft tissue restriction all play a role in a good kicking action. Targeted soft tissue therapy can improve range of motion and efficiency of movement.

24 January 2019

ACL Injury Management with Mick Hughes and Brooke Patterson

In the latest instalment of “Mick talks to….”, I sit down and talk shop about ACL injuries with ACL expert, Brooke Patterson. For those of you who don’t know Brooke, she has published and presented research on ACL injuries here in Australia and internationally. Giving herself some serious st...

21 January 2019

The Link Between Diet and Musculoskeletal Health with Peter Brukner and Randall Cooper

The link between diet and inflammatory problems, including musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis and tendinopathy continues to evolve.

17 January 2019

Blistering Concerns

A first Grand Slam semifinal is a big milestone in a tennis player’s career, but last year blisters turned that moment into a nightmare for Korean Hyeon Chung. Instead of being able to compete with defending champion Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals, the disappointed 21-year-old had...

15 January 2019

Soft Tissue Therapy of the Thoracic Spine with Arnaud Domange

Most sports people and athletes require optimal thoracic mobility, strength and control to perform well at what they do. Thoracic stiffness can contribute to altered upper limb biomechanics, and influence the lower back and lower limbs.

10 January 2019

Massage Improves OA Knee Pain

Osteoarthritis is a chronic and progressive condition that is the most prevalent joint disease and leading cause of chronic pain and disability. Osteoarthritis of the knee accounts for more than 80% of the total burden of the disease, and affects 19% of American adults aged 45 years and older. New r...

9 January 2019

The Modern High Performance Manager with Mick Hughes and Phil Coles

In the latest of “Mick talks to…”, I sat down with Sports Physio and High Performance Manager Phil Coles and asked him questions on what it is like to work in elite sport. For those that don’t know, Phil has worked with some of the biggest sporting organisations in the world including Liverp...

6 January 2019

The Ideal Cycling Cadence

Cycling is a sport with many variables. When you want to ride faster or slower, or most efficiently, you can alter your gears or cadence, and the way you do that can be the difference between winning or losing races, or keeping up with the bunch – or not. So, let’s tackle cadence in this blog. W...

3 January 2019

Returning to Sport Too Soon Following ACL Reconstruction

For most ACL reconstructed patients, their first competitive game can't come soon enough! However, in their quest to get back to sport at a rapid rate, corners are often cut and quality of rehab frequently suffers.

11 December 2018

Dealing with Injuries: An Athlete's Perspective

In the lead up to the Rio Olympic Games, Australian middle-distance runner Melissa Duncan was running better than she ever had and was on track to make team. Then, with only a few months to go ‘Lissy’ landed awkwardly and fractured her foot. She didn’t know it at the time, however her Olympic ...

10 December 2018

Achilles Tendinopathy with Mick Hughes and Peter Malliaras

In the latest instalment of “Mick talks to…”, I sit down with achilles tendon expert Dr Peter Malliaras to talk shop about how we as clinicians can manage our achilles tendon patients better. For those that don’t know Peter, he is a physiotherapist and researcher from Melbourne, specialising...

3 December 2018

Should Endurance Athletes Lift Weights?

Everyone is looking for an edge, and if you’re a cyclist, runner, swimmer or cross-country skier many believe that to improve your fitness and times you need to log in more hours of aerobic training. However, recent research has looked into the effects of resistance training in endurance athletes,...

30 November 2018

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