Blog – Health Tips

What are ACBT Exercises? ACBT stands for Active Cycle of Breathing Techniques and are for people who have lung or respiratory conditions which make clearing excess sputum or phlegm from their lungs difficult. It is important to clear this sputum/phlegm as not doing so...

It's Winter which means that sports such as football, soccer, basketball, and netball just to name a few, are back in full swing. These sports all involve running at high speed, jumping and change of direction. These are all ways that a person can sprain their ankle....

Have you caught the golfing bug after watching the Masters or are you a regular golfer? Either way this short blog may be of interest to you. Below we describe some key elements to the golf swing and outline some ways to train for better performance and injury...

BACK PAIN AND AGING It is well known that everyone develops a degree of arthritis as we age. This arthritis continues to increase as we get older and is a completely natural and normal process. HOWEVER, DID YOU KNOW that you are most likely to suffer low back pain...

Are you suffering persistent pain in your Achilles? Too often we are overly conservative in the way we manage pain. Rest is not the solution Avoiding aggravating activities may eventually reduce your pain however once you return to these activities (usually ones we...

Over the last week the World Masters Games were hosted in Auckland, New Zealand.  These Games are the largest multi-sport event in the world, held every four years and most sports are open to ages 30+.  There are 28 sports in the Games and most don’t have...

Congratulations to all those that have taken part in the Wings for Life World Run 2018! On Sunday night close to 3500 participants took part in the run at 9pm, running as far as they possibly could before a ‘Catcher Car’ passed - signifying the end of their race. With...

With the FIFA World Cup Final finishing over the weekend we thought it would be a good time to write about soccer injuries. Soccer players suffer many injuries however one underlying and often underappreciated issue is groin pain in soccer players. Harøy et al. (2017)...