🦶 Don’t Neglect the Feet for Calf & Achilles Injuries! 🦶
Strong calves & Achilles start from the ground up! Don't overlook your feet—proper foot function is key to injury prevention & performance
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Luke Nelson
Oct 83 min read
Shoes as Therapy: How Footwear Can Influence Running Injuries
Discover how shoe drop & cushioning can serve as therapy for runners, helping to redistribute load & manage foot, ankle, or knee injuries
Luke Nelson
Jul 301 min read
Posterior ankle impingement: what is it & how to diagnose it?
Posterior ankle impingement is an important cause of posterior ankle pain, that we see frequently misdiagnosed as Achilles tendon pain
Luke Nelson
May 271 min read
Calf raises for big toe pain
For those with 1st toe pain or limited range of movement, standard calf raises can be uncomfortable. So what other options do we have?
Luke Nelson
Jul 12, 20231 min read
How to improve big toe mobility
In this blog, we share some of our favourite techniques to improve big toe mobility
Luke Nelson
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Big toe mobility matters for runners
Sufficient movement at the big toe joint is important for both running & walking. Why does it matter & how can you measure it?
Luke Nelson
May 20, 20232 min read
Your feet are the foundation of your run! 💪 How strong are yours?
Your feet are the foundation of your run! How strong are yours? In this blog we cover a simple test you can do at home
Luke Nelson
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Best exercises for Tibialis posterior tendinopathy
Tibialis posterior tendinopathy tends to cause pain on the inside of the ankle. Here are some of our favourite exercise progressions to help
Luke Nelson
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Runners: how strong is your big toe?
Your big toe plays an important role in stabilizing your foot & helps provide propulsion when running. So how's your toe strength?
Luke Nelson
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Toe holes in shoes? How to prevent them
Repetitive pressure & rubbing from your big or little toe may cause small holes to appear on the upper of your shoes, what does this mean?
Luke Nelson
Jan 22, 20221 min read
Runners: Choosing plyometric exercises to target the calf muscles
In this blog, we look at how plyometric exercises can target the different calf muscles
Luke Nelson
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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?
Luke Nelson
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Shoe lacing for runners
Wide foot? Top of foot pain? Big toe pain? In this blog, we cover our top 5 lacing techniques for runners.
Luke Nelson
Apr 13, 20212 min read
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?🤷♀️
A lot of people talk about HOW the foot lands on contact, but from the research we see it’s more important WHERE the foot lands.
Luke Nelson
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Toe pain? Taping for a plantar plate injury
Toe pain stopping you in your tracks? In this video, we cover a useful taping technique, which can be performed at home to provide relief
Luke Nelson
Feb 3, 20212 min read
"Is it a heel spur?"
This is a question we often get asked by those suffering from heel pain, so in this blog, we will discuss the role that heel spurs play
Phoebe Henry
Aug 14, 20193 min read
Can you exercise with pain?
Recent injury? Managing an old injury? Want to keep training but unsure if the pain you’re experiencing is okay? Read more here
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