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Sore Hips After Running?

Hip pain is a common issue suffered by many athletes, especially runners. This is largely due to the hip joint playing such a crucial role in flexibility, stability and power during running. The hip is the body’s second largest weight-bearing joint (after the knee) and functions as a ball and socket joint. The “ball-like” head … Continued

3 Exercises for Runners

Are you constantly experiencing running-related injuries? Running issues predominantly present in the lower limbs due to the repetitive nature of the activity. Here are three exercises I commonly prescribes to encourage efficient movement when running with the ultimate aim to avoid overloading of the lower limbs to help reduce the risk of pain and injury. Sunset … Continued

Are you experiencing running-related pain or injury?

Check out our Podiatric Biomechanist Pep Karalus completing a running assessment to identify three dysfunctional movement patterns that may be contributing to this clients persistent left knee pain. Reduced right hip extension The first dysfunctional movement pattern in this clients running that I can identify pretty quickly is his lack of right hip extension.. As … Continued

The importance of strength training following injury

Injuries can be incredibly diverse in their nature, intensity and impact both physically and emotionally. They can range from causing havoc on everyday activities such as putting on your socks, or impacting your 5km running time. In the majority of cases, we’re told to rest to help the injury settle down. But how can you rest … Continued

A Running Assessment at Kinematics

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

How to return to the gym post lockdown

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

Self care for your hands, wrists + forearms

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

How to build your resistance to injury – The Bandwidth Theory

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

What we learnt from 2020 – Part 2

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