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Patellafemoral Pain

Patellofemoral pain can be thought of where pain is present in and surrounding the tissues between the patella and the femur. The cause of the pain can be something of a mystery as it rarely develops...

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Knee pain – between a rock and a hard place.

Many of us have experienced knee pain at some point in time but it usually doesn’t last long and clears up on it’s own.  For those for whom it doesn’t clear up you can be left with an irritating, and...

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Achilles tendinopathy – what can you do to keep running

Achilles tendinopathy is one of the more common running injuries and I mentioned it previously in post TOP 5 RUNNING INJURIES. As I mentioned there it is pretty much an overuse injury that can be...

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How to manage runners knee

Sore knees area common complaint with runners with around 10% experiencing some sort of knee pain in any given year. Given it’s so common what causes it and what can you do about it? Generally most...

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I keep spraining my ankle, it must be weak

This isn’t an uncommon thing to hear from anyone unfortunate enough to suffer regular ankle injuries. The likely hood that you have weak ankles is very low even if you are spraining one or both of them...

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Lower limb injury assessment

The biggest predictor of future injury lies in your injury history so looking into your injury history will play an important roll in deciding on what needs to be done. If you have previously injured...

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Tight Hamstrings? Have you been told to keep stretching?

Are you constantly battling with tight hamstrings? Been told to stretch them but it doesn’t seem to help? It’s something I see all the time where they come into the clinic complaining of tight...

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My glutes aren’t firing?

“My glutes aren’t firing” is something that I hear all too often. What makes you think that your glutes aren’t firing? How did you come to this conclusion? Did a therapist or trainer tell you? Did you...

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How,when and why to add hill sprints

Talk of hill sprints can bring a bring a wave of nausea over even experienced runners.  This is even worse for the novice runner but used appropriately they are a fantastic tool. Hill sprints can help...

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Ankle injury rehab – walking with intent

Running is supposed to be an enjoyable hobby, yet running causes many people discomfort or problems.  Few runners won’t have had some sort of ankle injury.  From ankle sprains to achilles...

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