• Pre-Season Training | Why you shouldn’t go in soft

    Winter sports is approaching and we've got to ask the question of what state your body is in and if is up to the task? The summer is time to relax and enjoy the sun, it is time to let the body recover after a long [...]

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    Injury Management: Ditch R.I.C.E for PEACE & LOVE

    Injury Management: Ditch R.I.C.E for PEACE & LOVE

    Knowing how to best manage strains, sprains, bumps and bruises is crucial but possibly even more important right now with our current world of regular lockdowns and restricted travel. Strains, sprains and other acute [...]

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    Not all physical activity is equal: Are you getting enough?

    Not all physical activity is equal: Are you getting enough?

    With lockdown and COVID19 restrictions upon us again, so too returns the need for our living spaces to morph into multi-use environments. As a result, getting out of the house or "office" for some physical activity has [...]

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    Running your first 5k

    What better way to get off the couch and spring forward into summer by starting a couch to 5k running program. Running improves our general physical fitness, improves our lung and heart health, and makes us feel good. [...]

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    Spiraling Pain | How pain can worsen, without worse injury or damage

    Pain is a funny thing and is not at all straightforward. The first thing that complicates things is that everyone feels pain differently, Pain is felt not when the sharp pin pricks you (for example), but when that [...]

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    Golden Rules for Runners | Reduce Your Risk of Running Injury

    Golden Rules for Runners | Reduce Your Risk of Running Injury

    Running is one of the most popular sports in the world yet 79% of runners get a injury every year - with many of these being avoidable. We have 4 golden rules for you to help reduce your risk of getting a running [...]

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    It’s just a niggle…

    It’s just a niggle…

    It’s just a niggle, right? Just run it off and harden up… right? So often we see patients with calf or hamstrings strains, or even neck pain saying that they felt a bit of a niggle or “tightness” days or weeks [...]

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    Osteoarthritis | Exercise and Loading is the key

    Osteoarthritis | Exercise and Loading is the key

    Arthritis, it doesn’t have to be a life sentence Too often we see patients that have had an x-ray done and been told they have arthritis and will likely need a joint replacement now or in the future but don’t [...]

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    Inflammation is the GOOD guy! Stop messing with it

    Inflammation is the GOOD guy! Stop messing with it

    Before I start, I want to make it clear that I’m not a pharmacist or a GP and I’m not making recommendations but making sure YOU are fully informed of how non-steroid anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) can reduce healing [...]

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    The Man Behind Pilates | Physiosteps Ashburton Pilates

    The man behind Pilates Pilates is a mind-body exercise designed to optimize physical fitness in people at every level of physical ability. It improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in [...]

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    Pre-Season Training | Why you shouldn’t go in soft

    Winter sports is approaching and we've got to ask the question of what state your body is in and if is up to the task? The summer is time to relax and enjoy the sun, it is time to let the body recover after a long [...]

    Read more

    Injury Management: Ditch R.I.C.E for PEACE & LOVE

    Injury Management: Ditch R.I.C.E for PEACE & LOVE

    Knowing how to best manage strains, sprains, bumps and bruises is crucial but possibly even more important right now with our current world of regular lockdowns and restricted travel. Strains, sprains and other acute [...]

    Read more

    Not all physical activity is equal: Are you getting enough?

    Not all physical activity is equal: Are you getting enough?

    With lockdown and COVID19 restrictions upon us again, so too returns the need for our living spaces to morph into multi-use environments. As a result, getting out of the house or "office" for some physical activity has [...]

    Read more