Long-Term Athletic Development in young athletes
Why is it important? Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) in young athletes typically focuses on building fundamental movement skills and athletic abilities...
Radicular neck pain
Manual What is radicular pain? Nerve’s are the undercover powerhouse of our bodies and movement, with billions of nerve fibers running...
Neck pain with a headache
Neck pain comes in different classifications In our previous blog post about neck pain, we mentioned the increasing prevalence of neck...
Why is neck pain so common?
What is neck pain? Neck pain affects around 70% of people at some stage in their life. The prevalence of neck...
The effect of joint mobilisations
Our joints The joints in our body are constantly working throughout the day without us even realising. At any point in...
Why you should be stretching
Stretching is an imperative part of life, not just sport! Just because you aren’t an elite athlete doesn’t mean that...
How important is strength training?
We don’t have to have Hulk strength to be providing our bodies with the most benefit. Yes, being extremely strong...
Load management in sport
Would you go and run a marathon if you had never run before? Didn’t think so. The same concept is...
Can I train with an injury?
If you love sport and exercise, there’s no doubt that it's extremely frustrating when an injury interrupts your plans and...
Elite sport and bone stress injuries
Playing sport provides us with many benefits. It's competitive, it allows athletes to set and achieve goals, it pushes their...
How to train for multiple sports
It’s one thing to be fit and play multiple sports, but it’s another task in itself being able to balance...
Should we rest tendon injuries
WHAT IS A TENDON? Tendon’s comprise of connective tissue elements of the muscle that come together to attach muscle to bone....
Plyometrics vs Strength
WHAT ARE PLYOMETRICS (PLYO’S)? Plyometrics are a form of training that can increase muscle power and co-ordination. We all have inherently...
Foam rolling – Is it worth it?
HOW DO FOAM ROLLERS WORKS? Foam rollers act as your own personal massage therapist. When used correctly, foam rollers can release...
Differentiating between injury and soreness
PAIN: THE HOW AND WHY Pain is an inherent system built into our bodies designed to keep us surviving. A biological...
Why do kids dropout of sport after school?
WHAT DO YOU VALUE ONCE YOU GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL? What do we value as important once we finish school? Going to...
Transference of skills between sports
A BIT OF TRIVIA Did you know that if you stand on one leg, close the opposite eye, and look up....
Specialising in one sport too early can be detrimental
A CAMPFIRE ANALOGY What happens when you’re sitting around a campfire and you run out of timber and leaves? It dwindles...
The importance of cross training
WHAT IS CROSS-TRAINING? Isn’t a cross trainer that big prey mantis looking machine in the gym? The one where you punch...
Exercise and academic performance
EXERCISE BENEFITS TO YOUR BRAIN Engaging in a regular exercise regime for teens can have an array of amazing benefits. These...