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Wobbly Knees and Knee Pain

You may have noticed whilst watching the pros on television their knees moving in and out during the pedal stroke. Some cyclists will drift inwards to such a degree that the inside of their knee and thigh may touch the top tube.

15 July 2019

Brodie Summers' Favourite Exercises

Mogul skiing is a tough sport requiring full-body strength, co-ordination, power and control. Brodie Summers from the Australian Ski Team demonstrates five of his favourite exercises for on the road and when he’s training in Melbourne.

11 July 2019

Partial Tears of the ACL

With Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs AFL player) making a recent return back to football, just 3 months after what has been reported as a partial tear to his left ACL earlier this year, I wanted to discuss partial tears to the ACL and how they are managed. Eerily, it was a case of déjà vu for Dale M...

8 July 2019

How Premax Can Improve Sporting Performance

For those motivated sports people who are looking to improve their performance most will look to train harder, change their diet, get stronger in the gym, or spend up on the latest sports tech. All those tactics may work, however some of the smaller aspects of an athlete’s regime such as the type ...

4 July 2019

Expectations and Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport after ACLR

I recently shared an article that revealed 64% of over 2000 non-professional ACLR patients returned to any level of sport after their reconstruction; with 36% not returning to play at all. On average, all the ACLR patients returned to sport at 17 months post-op. When the authors looked a bit deeper,...

1 July 2019

Laura Hingston’s Favourite Exercises

The sport of diving requires amazing strength, power, control and co-ordination. Athletes require full-body strength and conditioning programs and spend hours in the gym every week preparing for dives that only take a split second in competition.

27 June 2019

When will Professional Athletes Return to Sport following ACL Reconstruction?

It has been really interesting watching some of the commentary surrounding Klay Thompson’s ACL injury sustained that he sustained in the NBA finals recently. Some people are suggesting that he could be back as early as Christmas this year (approx. 6 months post-op), and some are suggesting that he...

24 June 2019

Aggressive Sports Injury Management

There’s one question that is on the top every athlete’s list when they sustain an injury – when can I play or race again? It’s a question that I usually answer with another question; when do you need to? Sometimes there’s an important event or competition coming up and it needs to be consi...

20 June 2019

Step Width and Running Injuries

Stride length gets plenty of attention when running biomechanics are considered in running related injuries. However, step width is something that may also contribute to ITB, knee and shin pain in particular, so in this blog I’ll take a look at the research and offer a couple of exercises that can...

17 June 2019

Massage of the Cervicothoracic Junction

Could the neck and upper thoracic spine be the most common area people request massage therapy treatment? Probably. It’s a body region that can get painful and stiff in office workers and athletes. In this video I demonstrate some techniques to treat the cervicothoracic junction in hand cycling ch...

13 June 2019

Return to Performance following ACL Reconstruction

There’s all sort of statistics, systematic reviews and meta analyses in the sports medical literature on how athletes will suffer terrible things following an ACL injury. The media, and many sports medical practitioners feed into a festival of negativity when people injure their knee. You only nee...

11 June 2019

Massage of the Posterior Shoulder

Hand cycling is a tough sport with plenty of stress on the shoulders, thoracic spine and neck. In this video I demonstrate some soft tissue techniques for the posterior shoulder on Olympic Medallist and all-round great guy Stuart Tripp.

6 June 2019

Pre Event Massage of the Upper Body

The upper body is extremely active in almost all sports, and preparing athletes with soft tissue therapy should include a routine for the upper back and shoulders. In this video I demonstrate some basic techniques on elite triathlete Kurt McDonald.

29 May 2019

Exercises for Hip Flexor Tightness

The hip flexors are notorious for being tight. Everyone is stretching them out all the time – well so it seems. So why is this muscle group always a problem? In this article I shed some light on this amazing muscle group, and some exercises on how to combat hip flexor tightness.

27 May 2019

The Stuart Hinds Journey

Four-time Australian Olympic Team Massage Therapist Stuart Hinds discusses his journey as a sports health professional. By watching this video you’ll understand why Stuart is still going strong in the profession after nearly 3 decades, with his drive, passion and enthusiasm on full display.

23 May 2019

Meniscus Treatment Options with Chris Raynor and Mick Hughes

As you may be aware, knee injuries are a strong clinical interest of mine. To increase my understanding of this very important joint, I sat down with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr Chris Raynor to find out more information on the menisci (AKA the “shock absorbers” of the knee).

20 May 2019

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