During my time taking patients through rehab programs at gyms, I often see out of the corner of my eye someone doing an exercise that makes me think what are they trying to achieve by doing that particular exercise? Has someone given it to them and they are following blindly?
In the clinic I have noticed that many of my patients (and my boss!) are going to participate in open water swimming events this year, whether it is the swim series, triathlons or aquathons. Most people train for these events in the pool which is excellent for building up technique,
The high ankle sprain – will the All Black be back in 6 weeks?
Here in New Zealand, we are all hanging out for the daily sports news broadcasts,to hear the progress or not of one of our beloved All Blacks, Kieran Read, who
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Eccentric hamstring strengthening following soccer injuries
One of the most common and frustrating injuries I see when with working with football/soccer players is the good old hamstring strain/tear. It's an injury that occurs most commonly when
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Avoiding injury from shoulder exercises at the gym
One of the most common injuries that we see in our clinic is shoulder impingement syndrome, which is characterized by a pinching sharp pain in the lateral shoulder and upper
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Want to support a cancer group in the US? Here’s an easy way how…
The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance in the US is trying to spread the word about their 50k to Cancer Campaign. They
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Concussion – what you need to know about.
There has been a lot of media recently, particularly in the Australian National Rugby League, about concussion in sports people.
So what exactly is concussion?
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More marathon fundraising publicity!
Head on over to the North Shore Buzz website here, for an article on Megan and her fund-raising efforts for breast cancer rehabilitation and the
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