1. Start slow:– Always ease yourself into the season. Ensure you attend pre-season training, and slowly increase your load. 2. Warm up:– Try and complete a good warm and cool down. Especially as you are stillbuilding your skills back up to a performance level. It is an important part of injury prevention. 3. Cross-train:– Most […]
Sports Injuries
KIDS in SPORT
We’re fortunate to have so many sporting options in and around Murwillumbah! My kids are playing AFL and basketball, and my daughter also does dancing. We have a go at swimming when we’ve got a spare afternoon, and we’re riding bikes and walking around town. Ailsa is in the swim squad, joins in the triathlons […]
KIDS’ INJURIES: aren’t they just little adults?
No! Kids aren’t just little adults! And they have a whole different set of injuries that adults don’t get. A lot of injuries we see in the clinic are associated with kids that are growing. There is a whole set of conditions that involve the attachment of a muscle to a bone. Often, a bone […]
Return to Sport!!!
Every week there is news of another sporting code being allowed to return to the field. It’s such great news!! While it will be vastly different with lots of restrictions and changes, getting back playing sport is going to be the best thing for many people. Make your return your best effort: 1) be kind […]
ELBOW PAIN
Tennis elbow? Golfer’s elbow? “I don’t even play those sports!!” Pain on either the inside (golfer’s) or outside (tennis) of the elbow is caused by the muscles in our forearm that allow us to grip objects. That’s why it is related to playing sports which require gripping! However, most cases of either tennis or golfer’s […]
Ankle Injury Prevention
Ankle injuries can be prevented (first-time sprains as well as recurrences) by balance training. So get stuck into the activities listed in our balance exercises blog post! Ankle strapping and bracing can also prevent ankle injuries, as well as reduce the severity of an injury if it does happen. We have ankle braces for sale […]