Melbourne athletic development Blog
How do I accelerate off the mark faster?
Working across multiple sports, particularly field based sports a question that I invariably get when people find out I am also a sprint coach is how do I get faster for sport. And more specifically how do I accelerate off the mark faster? Sprinting looks simple,...
What a pain in the back.
It is probably the most common injury complaint that we see as physical therapists. Back Pain. Not only is it common but it can be debilitating. As many of you know we work heavily with athletic injuries and it may come as a surprise but back pain in athletes is more...
How exercise can become a little too sweet.
It is almost ubiquitous now that exercise is good for you. Whether it is low intensity, high intensity, resistance or otherwise, each and all exercise has its benefits. But is there an upper limit? Many people will have heard of over-training. And if it is prolonged...
Hamstring injuries and the need for speed.
Hamstring injuries continue to present a major injury burden for all sports that involve high speed running. From the pitch to the track, hamstring strain injuries present a problem with many contributing factors driving the injury bus. So it is no surprise that there...
The better you. Will the emergence of better technology revolutionise sports performance and injury management by indivdualising monitoring and loading?
What will sports performance look like in 10, 20, 30 years time. Will ultimate performance be better, will it be worse. And how do we get there? This is the discussion that a recent letter to the editor article for the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and...
Its not torn, its just a strain! Labels, imaging and the importance of the whole clinical picture.
Running down the field as fast as they can and pop, they slow down and grab at their leg. They have strained a hamstring, it is obvious to everyone, including the athlete. But inevitably the first thing they will say to me as they leave the field is, “its not torn,...
Can I push through a niggling injury?
A few weeks ago AFL fans would recall that there was significant discussion about the injury status of Carlton player Patrick Cripps. He was playing poorly, looked slower than normal and was visibly in discomfort following high impact physical contests. Reports...
Sleep and Athletic Performance. Are you getting enough? And what to do if your sleep is poor.
Understanding, discussion and monitoring of sleep for performance has increased significantly in performance circles. It may appear to be a minor factor in human existence, because obviously we all need to sleep, but what is becoming apparent is that the importance of...
Moving from one injury to the next? How you can break the injury cycle.
Being injured sucks. But having a chain of injuries, one seemingly after the other, is even worse. Injuries are commonplace in sport, and recently a bright light is being shone on re-injury rates. For athletes, coaches and even the fans, nothing is more frustrating...
If you keep cramping in hot weather. Maybe you are drinking too much water!
With winter sports kicking off across the country over the last month, the changing and often unseasonable heat in parts of Australia is leading to an all too common headache for players, coaches and support staff. Cramping. It is an all too common sight. On a warmer...