Why Is Ankle Mobility So Important? Your ankle is a major source of sensory information that your brain uses to plan and produce movement. In a study of elite athletes, they found that all athletes had an increased sensory awareness compared to non-athletes. Throwing athletes were more aware of the hand and upper body. Running and kicking athletes were more aware of their lower
Surf Pain-Free For Longer. As a surfer myself I know how frustrating it can be to have an injury keeping you out of the water. So, I thought I’d fill you guys in on the kind of injuries surfers can typically experience and share a few tips and exercises to improve your technique and prevent surfing injuries. Why You Get Sore Surfing. There are two
Arthritis Is A Naturally Occurring Phenomenon. Arthritis is a naturally occurring phenomenon. When your muscles are no longer strong enough to support the joints, your body starts laying down extra bony growth, This extra bony growth is what we refer to as arthritis. To stop arthritis from occurring you simply have to first move well then move often. PSST . . . Heres a
Why A Functional Movement Pyramid? When it comes to functional movement (and everything in life really) If you don’t have a system in place you’re really just guessing. The major components of any movement or exercises are flexibility, mobility, strength/Symmetry, adequate work to recovery ratios, and finally the skill capacity. To be able to execute a movement or workout you need all of
Why You Hurt Yourself: The reason for every injury you've ever had, can be explained by the graph below. It shows what loads you are placing on your body everyday and how much load your body can cope with. Before it gives you pain. The Capacity (%) is the amount of load your body can handle before pain or injury. As long as you
Sciatic Nerve Pain, Probably Not. Sciatic nerve pain is a commonly over diagnosed and poorly treated condition of the back (and leg). Getting the right diagnosis and treatment is key for any type of back pain, whether it’s sciatica or not. Typically, you’ll find that you’ll get some relief initially. But the pain never goes away and can pop up again usually at
Why Are My Muscles Always So Tight? All too often we have people come into clinic and say. " Why are my muscles are so tight, I'm just not very flexible, I need to stretch more often". How would you feel if we told you stretching is over-rated and your tightness issues come from a lack of stability and a lack of ability
What Is Blood Flow Restriction Training? Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT) is brief bouts of exercise with restriction of venous blood flow restriction. The restriction is applied via tourniquet which is applied to either the Upper limb/s or lower limb/s. BFRT is also referred to as: occlusion training, low intensity occlusion training, vascular occlusion training, muscle occlusion training, hypoxic training, or KAATSU. It has
Do You Get Shoulder Pain? Have you have ever performed a bench press, bent-over barbell row, overhead barbell press, or a pull-up? Then odds are you have experienced shoulder pain or tightness at some stage in your life. The shoulder joint is the second leading pain of and disability behind low back pain. Fight your shoulder pain and check your shoulder health with these
Intro The Squat is probably the most functional movement we teach, you do a heap of squats every day without even meaning to. If your form isn’t dialled in, it can lead to muscle imbalances and pain. To find your perfect squat start off with a hip hinge, and then co-ordinated bending of the knees until you reach your required depth. You don’t
Do You Have Duck Feet? Take a look down at your feet. Do your feet point straight ahead or do they point out? If your feet point out, this is what is commonly called being duck footed. Depending on how low you have been standing and walking around like this, you may not notice any issues with it. . . Yet. If you have
Intro: You may be asking yourself why you're in pain, "Why did I hurt myself? It was barely anything". But, if you dig a little deeper, things begin to add up. Often we have people come in to see us with back pain on the northern beaches saying, "I was just bending over to pick up a pen", or "it was just that
