Pelvic pain or dysfunction within the pelvic floor muscles is likely to impact you or someone close to you at some point in your life. It is estimated that 1 in 6 men in Australia are currently experiencing pelvic pain and that persistent pelvic pain is prevalent in roughly 15-25% of women. Pelvic pain can … Continued
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
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
While postural changes to the pelvis, rib cage and upper body span across the 9 months, there is a significant change in the mothers centre of gravity (as the belly grows), especially in the third trimester. The anterior shift in centre of gravity impacts glute and adductor function as well as how our feet … Continued
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
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
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
So, we can all agree 2020 wasn’t ideal but as it stands, the outlook for 2021 is already looking exponentially brighter. Stephen King once said, “a person who doesn’t learn from the past is an idiot”. Whilst this is relatively blunt, it also rings true for many of the musculoskeletal complaints we as health practitioners … Continued