A new patient from earlier this week has prompted this blog. He is a 43 year old presenting with persistent hamstring pain during running. The pain had not responded to other treatment over the past few months including stretching, massage and dry needling. When talking to him, there was clear frustration, especially considering the patient […]
Recovering from chronic knee pain – occlusion training
Recently, our clinic was asked to help out with a research study being conducted by Lachlan Giles, a PhD candidate at La Trobe University. Our role is deliver a quadriceps rehabilitation program for patients with patellofemoral pain (anterior knee pain), something we see a lot of at the clinic here. This is not your regular […]
If you are frustrated with a long term tendon injury that does not seem to be getting better, hang tough, there are things you can do. In this post we will discuss top tips for managing Achilles tendinopathy. 1 = Take away ‘bad’ load Achilles tendinopathy is often caused by or at least made worse […]
The importance of technique in managing running injuries I treat runners everyday in our physiotherapy clinic. Many of these have had pain which has impacted their ability to run for many years. Often, when they come to me, I am not the first clinician they have consulted with for their running injury. However, too often, […]
Minimalist Footwear I am a clinician who sees running injuries every day. In recent years I have seen many runners turn to minimalist footwear. This popularity has been driven by many in the health and fitness industry pushing potential benefits related to injury and performance. I acknowledge there is much debate of what constitutes minimalist […]
I have have experienced physio Carly Johnson joining me in clinic over the last few weeks on her MSc placement from La Trobe Uni, Melbourne, Australia. Has made me realise how many interesting/atypical tendons I see, so we decided to blog about some of the interesting Achilles. I see about 5-10 new Achilles per week, […]
Dear all Just finished a great 2 day tendinopathy course in Melbourne – lots of great tendinopathy clinical discussions, ie the nitty gritty of treating tendons – what to assess, how to treat! Please contact me to organize a course in your part of the world [email protected] Here is the latest in tendon research. Best […]
