If you're a cycling enthusiast, please skip through this. However, if you have recently started cycling or like me, just wanted to know a bit more about fitting a bike and cycling, read on! I have clients present to me on a weekly basis talking to me about their bike,...

Osteopathy is a manual, hands on form, of allied health care. It look at the body as a whole and this is exactly how your osteopathic appointment and management will be.   Our Osteopath will carefully listen to what is happening for you, whether it is back or...

How do you train for a 5k run? Do you lace up and just try and run as fast as possible? Do you try and do a personal best every run? Has it worked or do you feel like you’ve hit a plateau? Running 5km requires a balance of speed, endurance and muscle strength. There...

As I can see more and more riders on our roads, I thought about giving an inside guide about some common injuries and niggles that you could encounter while road cycling, and most importantly how to prevent them. Many amateur cyclists spend more time perfecting and...

Running and exercise is fantastic and has many, many benefits for your health and also wellbeing, but sometimes injuries creep in. Shin splints typically refers to inflammation of the muscle attachment to the shin bone, but pain in the shin can also be caused by bone...

So what is Myotherapy? And what is the difference between Myotherapy and Remedial Massage? Myotherapy is an evidence based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain and associated conditions. Myotherapy and Remedial Massage are two distinct...

Do you suffer from tendon pain that isn’t improving? Achilles tendonitis, golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), and jumper’s knee (patella tendinitis) have all been shown to respond to “shockwave therapy”. The team at TSMC are...

With the more sunshine and a huge list of running events just around the corner, now is a good time to talk about the benefits of massage to optimise your training and fast track your recovery. Recovery massage is beneficial during preparation for a any event....

Rounded shoulders are a common postural abnormality and there are many ways our society promotes this bad posture. Sitting down for long hours in front of a computer screen, driving, looking down at your phone or tablet, bad training habits (focussing on chest...

Is your posture affected by sitting too much? Do you experience back or neck pain? Are you fed up with a body that’s not performing at its peak? Are you frustrated with long term injuries that haven’t fully recovered? Do you simply feel you require more stability,...

TFL, Lats & Spine Foam rolling is a simple, time-efficient technique for keeping your muscles and joints in optimal condition. Foam rolling is fantastic for both athletes and desk-based workers. It is great for prevention, managing injuries, and also recovery...

Barefoot running. Midfoot strike. 180 cadence. Over striding. Knee drive. If you are a keen runner or looking to begin to run, these are some of the terms you will come across in the overall debate... ‘What is the optimal running technique to reduce your risk of...

Exercise Physiologist are allied health professionals that specialise in the delivery of exercise for a number of specific conditions and pathologies including:   -Musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation. -Prevention and management of Chronic Diseases....

High intensity interval training, or HIIT, has grown in popularity as a training method of late with F45, Metafit and Tabata amongst the more popular forms. It is a time-efficient form of training that is attractive to the modern, ‘busy’, lifestyle with sessions often...

What is Cupping? Myofascial Cupping is a form of myofascial release and trigger point therapy. It combines various massage and stretching techniques with the application of slightly pressurised (ie suctioned) cups. How does Cupping works? Cupping helps to lift and...