With the sudden increase in COVID-19 infections within our community, our Kinematics team has created this as a resource for our clients to access to ensure you feel supported during your isolation, as well as empowered to make a full recovery. As allied health practitioners, we play a key role in helping you recover from … Continued
Phone – check Wallet – check Keys – check Mask… check! Just as we thought we could say goodbye to 2020, 2021 and face masks, 2022 has begun and face masks look like they are here to stay. With the introduction of mask wearing over the past two years, we’ve observed a correlation with the … Continued
At Kinematics, we work with runners of all levels of ability to improve their running technique. As running is used in most sports at varying levels, it is important to make sure we are utilising all of our body’s ability to run efficiently to give ourselves the best chance of performing well and preventing injury. … Continued
Dancers are commonly prone to aches and pains because of the high demand of training load and performance, whether this be at a recreational, amateur or professional level. According to the most recent 2018 Safe Dance study, 97% of professional dancers in Australia reported at least one injury in their career. Common dance injuries include … Continued
Load management Monitoring and managing your load through the initial weeks of training post-lockdown is vitally important. We must remember that whilst many of us have been training throughout lockdown, our load profile may have changed. Typically, this will look like an increase in volume and decrease in amount of load resulting in an increase … Continued
As a massage therapist, I am frequently asked if my hands get sore. Whether you’re a manual therapist, frequent computer user, musician, gardener, weight trainer, or athlete, hands and wrists are responsible for so many of our daily movements. They grip, grab, pull and push and are often subjected to a lot of load. Consequently … Continued
Why are some people injury prone and some people almost invincible? To get to the bottom of this we must first understand the simplest rule of Biology; “Everything affects everything.” To be more specific here is a list of just some of the factors that affect your readiness to exercise right now, as you sit … Continued
There is no denying that lockdown 6.0 is affecting our spirits here in Victoria. Not only are these consecutive lockdowns mentally taxing, we as practitioners are observing the physical consequences of the stress lockdown is placing on the body. This blog explains why taking some time away from life stresses to focus on your breath … Continued
If you are like me (someone who has always been as stiff as a brick house), understanding hypermobility took me a while to wrap my head around. Coming from a team sport background, very rarely have I played with hypermobile athletes and it wasn’t until I started coaching female athletes and moved into the Pilates … Continued
Now in part two of our musculoskeletal complaints during COVID, we will be discussing issues that arose from an increase in exercise. With gyms and other facilities being shut down during COVID, many of you had your consistent exercise regime taken away from you. So what does one do when all you can do is … Continued