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    3 tips for shin splints
    Luke Nelson
    • May 16
    • 1 min

    3 tips for shin splints

    Otherwise known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), this condition is relatively common in runners & can be quite incapacitating.
    What is the number ONE risk factor for running injury?
    Luke Nelson
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    What is the number ONE risk factor for running injury?

    Is it shoes? Running surfaces? Training loads? In this blog, we discuss the most often cited factor contributing to running injuries.
    Runners: Choosing plyometric exercises to target the calf muscles
    Luke Nelson
    • Jan 21
    • 1 min

    Runners: Choosing plyometric exercises to target the calf muscles

    In this blog, we look at how plyometric exercises can target the different calf muscles
    Returning to exercise after COVID-19
    Luke Nelson
    • Jan 18
    • 3 min

    Returning to exercise after COVID-19

    With COVID now running rampant in Australia, many are facing time spent laid up at home. So once able, how should you return to exercise?
    Injured in the lead up to a race? When to back off & when to push on
    Luke Nelson
    • Jan 14
    • 2 min

    Injured in the lead up to a race? When to back off & when to push on

    When an injured runner presents to us before a race, there is a decision to be made: Push or back off.
    Runners: how strong are your hips?
    Luke Nelson
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    Runners: how strong are your hips?

    Hip strength is important for runners, so here are our top 4 tests to perform at home to see how you measure up!
    Ankle sprain podcast
    Luke Nelson
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ankle sprain podcast

    Rolled ankle? Tweaked ankle? Ankle sprains are the most common lower limb musculoskeletal injury suffered by those playing sports
    Should you warm up before running?
    Trang Nguyen
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Should you warm up before running?

    So you've laced up the runners, & are ready to go. But before taking that first step, do you need to "Warm-up", do some stretches?
    Why we love the Bulgarian Split Squat for runners
    Luke Nelson
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why we love the Bulgarian Split Squat for runners

    Also, know as a rear leg elevated split squat, this exercise is a beauty for runners. Why?
    Avoiding the injury-reinjury cycle
    Luke Nelson
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Avoiding the injury-reinjury cycle

    Are you sick of recurring injuries? The greatest risk factor for future running injury is.... previous running injury
    Rehab exercises for hamstring tendinopathy
    Luke Nelson
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rehab exercises for hamstring tendinopathy

    Rehab exercises should form the cornerstone of the treatment of hamstring tendinopathy. In this blog, we cover some exercise options
    Hamstring tendinopathy: How's your strength?
    Luke Nelson
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hamstring tendinopathy: How's your strength?

    Strength deficits in the hamstrings are often seen in those with hamstring tendinopathy. In this blog, we discuss strength testing.
    When should you get a scan? A real life case study
    Trang Nguyen
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    When should you get a scan? A real life case study

    The decision to get a scan is a complex one, in this blog, we discuss some of the factors that should be considered
    Hamstring tendinopathy & Running technique
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hamstring tendinopathy & Running technique

    In this blog we discuss some of the running technique changes that can help relieve hamstring tendinopathy.
    Running with pain: When to run & when to rest
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Running with pain: When to run & when to rest

    With running injuries being so common, most of you will sustain an injury at some point, leading you to question: should you RUN or REST?
    Angry hamstring tendon? Give these isometric exercises a go!
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Angry hamstring tendon? Give these isometric exercises a go!

    For irritable tendons, isometric exercises can be useful to reduce pain. In this blog, we cover some of the exercises that can be used.
    Hamstring tendinopathy podcast
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hamstring tendinopathy podcast

    Afflicting runners, walkers, gym-goers & even non-exercisers, this condition can get so bad that exercising & even sitting can be painful.
    Single leg bridge to fatigue: how's your hamstring strength?
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Single leg bridge to fatigue: how's your hamstring strength?

    The single-leg bridge endurance test is a great test to assess posterior chain strength endurance & for return to play post hamstring strain
    Single leg sit to stand test: feel the quad burn
    Luke Nelson
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Single leg sit to stand test: feel the quad burn

    Single leg sit to stand test: how many can you do? The sit to stand test is a good assessment for single-leg strength, especially the quads!
    4 strength qualities needed by runners: how do you measure up?
    Luke Nelson
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    4 strength qualities needed by runners: how do you measure up?

    There are multiple qualities of strength we look for in runners, the results of which help dictate management.
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