Injury Blog

STRESS INJURIES: WHO IS TO BLAME � YOUR BODY OR YOUR COACH?
December 5, 2018

It’s the time of year that many athletes are starting pre-season and trying to create a base of fitness for the…

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CORTISONE VS. PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) FOR TENDINOPATHIES
December 5, 2018

Cortisone was discovered in the late 1940s as a revolutionary means of treating the pain and inflammation associated with overuse injuries,…

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A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON PERSISTENT BACK PAIN
December 4, 2018

Persistent back pain is one of the most costly health problems and one of the most poorly understood. The old approach…

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Patellofemoral Joint Pain
December 1, 2018

Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) pain is one of the most common knee complaints in runners and the highest presenting knee pathology to…

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RUNNING AND HYDRATION
November 30, 2018

Be it for event training or just general fitness – hydration is something that is often poorly managed in runners especially…

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Paediatric Podiatrist Camberwell
OVERUSE INJURIES IN YOUNG ATHLETES
November 26, 2018

There is a trend in youth sport to push our young athletes hard. At CSSM we often see young athletes who…

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PARS INTERARTICULARIS STRESS FRACTURES
November 23, 2018

Following on from my last blog on overuse injuries in young athletes and leading into cricket season, I thought I’d examine…

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JAW, NECK AND HEAD RELATED PAIN
November 22, 2018

Do you suffer from chronic headaches and/or neck pain, and struggle to gain long-term symptomatic relief from various treatment modalities? The…

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DON’T LET MUSCLE CRAMPS CRAMP YOUR STYLE!
November 21, 2018

Is your sporting performance being hindered by regular muscle cramping? You may be wondering why this is occurring and how you…

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KNEE’D SOME HELP WITH YOUR RUNNING?
November 20, 2018

The popularity of recreational running is sky rocketing with the number of runners coming through the CSSM doors higher than ever….

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IS REST REALLY BEST?
November 18, 2018

Ankle sprains are one of the most common lower limb injuries we see as physiotherapists. As children, we were taught the…

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YOUR PHONE IS A PAIN IN THE NECK
November 5, 2018

It’s called ‘text neck’ – a typical texting stance: head down, hand holding the phone up, replying back to a text…

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