Key Points: Females are 8 times more likely to injure their ACL than their male counterpartsFiring rates of nerves that control muscle activity were much higher in the week before a woman’s next period than earlier in the menstrual cycleHormones oestrogen,...
Stack height, weight, correction, neutral, road, trail, cushioning, width… the list goes on! Delving into the many variations of runners is a big task – there are many features to be aware of other than just the colour! It is not simple choosing the...
Running is fantastic for the body. It helps you feel good and the evidence has shown that it is great for your joints (yep…even your knees!), bones, heart and lungs. Unfortunately, Achilles pain in runners is quite common. At Torquay Sports Medicine Centre we love...
Over the next fortnight the kids will be back in uniform and back at school. This also means that they will be back carry a school bag. School bags have come under much scrutiny over the last few years as it was thought that they are the source of adolescent back...
5 Travel-friendly stretches that might just save your holidays! It’s no secret that Aussie’s love to travel and the Christmas/New Years period sure is a popular time to do so. More than half the Australian population now owns a passport and as a nation, we took...
This is a question I get asked over and over by pregnant clients. My answer is generally the same. How long is a piece of string? Each pregnancy, each birth experience and each baby is really different: as is my answer to this question. What about my pelvic floor?...
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