Step by Step: Preventing and Treating Bone Stress Injuries in Running

Breaking Down Bone Stress Injuries: Stages and Strategies for Management Bone Stress Injuries are an overuse injury that are most seen in repetitive, sub-maximalloading sports such as running. Bone stress is broken down into stages, with the firststage known as a stress reaction. This is when the bone has stopped remodelling as itshould after activities […]

Bulletproofing Runners: 2 calf exercises every runner must do

At Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy and Sports Medicinetherapy and Sports Medicine we are known as a clinic who are very competent treating runners. Therefore I want to share with you two clinical pearls to help you with your running. When treating runners I have been told so many times during a consultation, “I have to tell […]

So You’ve Decided to Become A Lockdown Runner? Stick To These 5 Coaching Tips

Authored by Rochelle Kennedy, Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Consultant With gyms closed and only five reasons to leave home, lockdown has prompted many Melbournians to dust off their running shoes and go for their first jog in a long time. While running is excellent for both your physical and mental health, we have seen […]

Pain at the front of your knee? How to tell apart Runner’s knee and Jumper’s knee.

Our Senior Physiotherapist, Rochelle Kennedy, who also has a Masters in Strength and Conditioning, explains how your physio can tell the difference between these two common sources of knee pain, and what treatment options are available to get you back moving. Authored by Rochelle Kennedy, Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning With treatments and management strategies […]

Use Your 2022 Extras

Does your private health fund cover extras like Physiotherapy, Myotherapy or Exercise Physiology?  Most health funds have reset for 2022. Use your renewed Physiotherapy or Myotherapy and Exercise Physiology benefits to propel you through the year. What is my health fund annual limit? Your health fund annual limit is the total amount you can claim […]