You can’t stretch away weakness

Are you constantly rolling your tight ITB, rubbing that tension in your neck or trying to stretch those tight hamstrings? Do you find that no matter what you do, that tightness never goes away? People stretch with the intention of trying to lengthen their muscles but,...

Should you stretch before playing sport?

The winter sports season sees of thousands of bodies partaking in a huge range of school and club sports – all the footy codes, netball, hockey and many others. Over the years advice changes on the best way to minimise and manage injuries so here’s our top tips for...

Why are you exercising in neutral spine?

Are you doing your Pilates, gym, training or rehab exercises in a ‘neutral spine”? Well for starters you’re not! Various biomechanical studies have shown it is near impossible to keep a neutral position if your are moving. Secondly – why? Day to day life involves...

Osgood Schlatter’s Sever’s

Growing, active kids are at risk of developing upper shin or heel pain with the return to sports, dance and more activity. These conditions almost always DO NOT need complete rest and can be managed to allow activity to continue. Have a look at this infosheet and get...

Building a new body…

It’s that time of year when new year’s resolutions are either starting to become habit, haven’t started or have already stopped! Health professionals around the world are starting to see people sore from new exercise, developing pain from going too hard to soon or...