What is speed and agility? In an athletic environment, speed is defined as the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible. Agility is the …
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Knee pain in cycling and how to avoid it
Most cyclists will experience some form of knee pain during their riding career. In fact studies have shown that up to 20% of professional cyclists will …
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Can losing weight help with Osteoarthritis?
The Problem:Osteoarthritis is a common complaint. It is estimated that 9.2% (approx. 2.2million) Australians suffer from osteoarthritis …
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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
What is it? Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport is exactly as it sounds, a condition caused by an in-balance between energy intake (dietary) and energy …
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What’s at the ‘core’ of your neck problems?
If you haven’t heard of your ‘core muscles’ you’ve probably been hiding under a rock for the past 20 years. The term ‘core muscles’ to describe the …
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Managing Injuries in Adolescents
The Problem With professionalism in sport and competitive sport scholarships on the rise, overuse injuries in adolescents are becoming more and more …
The Role of the Scapular in Shoulder Pain
For most of us, when we think of the shoulder and problems with the shoulder, we tend to think mainly of the ball and socket joint and the rotator cuff muscles. …
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Shoulder Instability
Shoulder instability is a term which describes a pathological increase in transalatory movement of the humeral head (ball in the socket) which interferes with …
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
What is it? Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (or SCFE) is a hip issue affecting older children and younger teenagers. It is a fracture of the growth plate …
Lower back strengthening: should you be doing deadlifts and squats?
Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints we see in clinic. Research tell us that up to 90% of the population will suffer from it over their lifetime …
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