Power to the Pinky!
So you drift off to sleep tonight, and find yourself in a dream – you’re in a Bond film, the baddies are threatening to chop off one of your fingers, …
Observations over the long run.
Another year another successful Air New Zealand Queenstown Marathon. Over 11,000 runners turned up to see some of Queenstown’s nicest trails under flawless blue skies – and tick off a …
The new concussion consensus – five concepts every health professional should understand.
The Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) has just released its new consensus statement from the 5th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Berlin late last year. The consensus …
Three Essential Core Exercises for Runners
In our recent blog we wrote that “by specifically strengthening your core you are setting yourself up for a decrease in injuries and increase in your overall running performance” – …
An inflammatory response
In reply to “Your Back and your backyard” by Greg Bell To paraphrase Tim Minchin, alternative medicine is just medicine that’s either not yet been proven to work, or been …
Comfort is king
Buying running shoes was pretty easy back in the 80s, you just strolled into your local shoe shop and tried on a few pairs and picked out whichever one’s felt …
An ultrasonic outburst
Therapeutic ultrasound is a lie. The emperor has no clothes! He’s stark naked and you can see all his woolly bits! There, I said it – and I feel much …
What is ITB friction syndrome?
At some point in their career just about every runner will feel a warming on the outside of their knee, turn into a dull ache and eventually – if you …
Yes, you should have stayed in bed!
Just about everyone would like to lose a kilo or two; ditch the spare tyre, lose the love-handles unload a bit of junk from the trunk – it’s one of …
What the hell is ‘holistic’ anyway?
The term “holistic” has to be the most overused bit of jargon in the medical world. You’ll see people touting holistic massages, holistic personal training, holistic chiropractic and I’m sure …