Why? What’s the benefit? Exercise has significant health benefits for our heart, body and mind. We know that exercise can help prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. We know that…
Children and adolescents get aches and pains too. By the time they reach twenty years old, up to 75% of children will have had back or neck pain.1 For one…
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint with a lot of movement. It is supported by the shoulder girdle made up of the scapula (shoulder blade), humerus, clavicle (collarbone),…
This year our 3rd Baseball Arm care program was offered over a 6 week period to fit in with upcoming State Titles and representative Baseball. Our program was delivered to…
Tendons connect muscles to bones. They’re composed of collagen fibres which are organized longitudinally along the length of the tendon from top to bottom. Tendons require the ability to withstand,…
One of the most common discussions we have with patients is to ice or not to ice? The short answer is “it depends why you are using it”. Unfortunately, there…
What is low back pain? Low back pain is common among all ages and is the number one cause of disability worldwide. Most back pain will resolve quickly (within a…
Pain is an important sensation generated by our brain but felt in our body. Pain is a complex output, or ‘warning signal’, from our brain when it perceives ‘threatening’ information…
What happens if I hurt my back/body? Give us a call or message. We will aim to guide you over the phone by firstly triaging your case and then providing…
What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? (Lin et al, 2019) A recent systematic review identified the highest-quality recommendations for the most common areas of musculoskeletal…
Baseball Arm Care program 2019 Recently we completed our second arm care/strength and conditioning program in conjunction with Mike O'Neil and Manly Baseball. The program was again taken over 10…
Manual therapy (massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation) has coped a lot of flack recently for having minimal to no benefits in the management of musculoskeletal pain. A recent article from…
Pain on the outside of the elbow? Tennis elbow or “lateral epicondylopathy” refers to pain on the outside of the elbow. Often it is due to an overuse syndrome of…
Trident began in 2015 with the focus of challenging the status quo and delivering a health service with an emphasis on creating robust humans through mobilising, stabilising and optimising movement.…
We often hear the phrase “a sudden increase in load” when talking about injuries and poor performance. But what do we mean by this and is it good enough to…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends doing 150-300 minutes (2.5-5 hours) of moderate intensity exercise per week OR 70-150 minutes (1-2.5 hours) of vigorous physical exercise per week. This should…
Every tissue in the body has a capacity of load it can tolerate. When we apply load which is greater than the tissue’s capacity, we have a higher risk of…
Have you rolled your ankle recently? Up to 70% of us have ‘rolled’ our ankle at some point causing a lateral ankle sprain. The most common symptoms are pain and…
Do you suffer anterior knee pain? Part 1 of 3. Pain below, under or around the knee cap is common in people who do activities which place increased load on…
LOADED EXPOSURE A common question we get at Trident is: How long till I can get back to exercising? How much exercise can I do? Depending on the type and…
INJURY When we have an injury often our first response is PAIN as a protection mechanism so we don’t further injure ourselves. After this initial injury we have a period…
These factors are according to DR Matthew Walker (Professor of Neuroscience and Director of Sleep and Neuro-imaging Laboratory) He has published over 100 scientific research studies and been the guest…
“If you don’t use it then you lose it” Does this really apply to muscle cells and training? Does use it or lose it still apply?? A recent study published…
What’s the difference between an injury and a niggle? One of the most common things we see / get asked at Trident Manual Therapy is this an injury or…
Over a 10 week period Trident and Manly Warringah Baseball combined to roll out their first ever Arm Care and Strength & Conditioning program targeted at the Junior Development level…
What is pain? Why do we have pain? And why can it stick around? We get asked these question’s all the time, so we thought we would give you…
It is estimated that 15-20% of runners will sustain a stress fracture in their running lifetime. We wanted to look into the research to give our patients a better understanding…
What’s the purpose of treatment? Almost always, the answer will include some or all of the following; - diagnosis - pain reduction - education - preparation for re-emergence to activities*…
ATTN: Rowers of Sydney ? Trident is excited to announce that we will be undertaking Athlete Profiling Research specific to surf boat rowing. Over the coming weeks we will be…
Hamstring Strains – Long and Strong With winter sports well and truly underway the rise of soft tissue injuries and in particular hamstring strains are on the up. Research suggests…
Stretching the Truth The reason for persistent tightness in tissues could be due to your bodies inherent protective strategy against stretch. Muscle spindles are a sensory receptor in muscle fibres…
Correct Cues for the Glute Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkTRR6iExaY The glute bridge is one of the most commonly prescribed rehab based exercises for posterior chain and specifically glute recruitment. However it…
When Dave started the business back in 2015 he wanted a name that didn’t incorporate some of the cliche’s often included in a business name. He liked the idea of…
Wear patterns in shoes whether it be running or general use can show significant clues in understanding and assessing a runner. General recommendation for runners is to change shoes every…
With all the hype surrounding Usain Bolt’s seemingly effortless victories at Rio we thought this might be a good opportunity to talk about why rules don’t work when it comes…
With the emergence of smart watches able to monitor a plethora of data relevant for runners far beyond just distance and time comes the ability to track and work on…
Running shoe selection is important, we can all agree on that front. Any runner should have a keen interest in what wraps their feet, starting with the understanding that there’s…
Running Is A Skill Malcolm Gladwell states in his book ‘Outliers’ that it takes 10,000 hours of purposeful practice to master a skill. If we are spending 10 hours a…
To be able to complete activities overhead you need mobility. Are you sick of this word? Do you even understand it? Mobility is essentially comprised of two parts; range of…
The knee is often the bearer of injury and pain amongst runners. Most runners will have heard of or been on the receiving end of diagnoses such as patellofemoral pain…
For decade’s coaches, trainers and athletes have sworn by the post-workout ice bath, claiming decreased recovery times, increased hypertrophy and increased strength due to the notion that inflammatory processes inhibit…
Chest is out….Back is in! Unfortunately as a society we exist in an anteriorly dominated world, from driving our car, to texting our friends and families and even eating and…
Recently in clinic we have been throwing around the creation of a goat track analogy for movement and memory. Neurology and movement go hand in hand. We utilise the nervous…
NEURAL PRIMING - Eccentrics build strength @bigred322 demonstrating a deadlift warm up we've been playing with to prime the posterior chain. Focus on the slow controlled descent maintaining a stacked…
Fatigueability in running is generally recognised through soreness in calves, knees and hips at certain points in time during the gait cycle. However as discussed previously what if the fatigue…
In the human body all systems are interconnected. From the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system to the digestive and immune system. It would be INCOMPLETE to just address one system…
Well almost, Our newest toy at TRIDENT MT is the not so humble laser. We have taken to creating a visual feedback tool for the purpose of re-patterning and rehab.…
OPTIMISE - Movement Patterns “First move well then move often”- those are the words of movement guru Gray Cook. It couldn't ring more true for any activity and especially gym…
It has been long assumed that the gold standard in diagnosing low back pain and disc injuries has been through MRI. Though not doubting this in serious injuries; many studies…
At Trident MT you may have come across my different approach to treating "tight" hamstrings. More often than not the tightness you are feeling is just that - a feeling…
Whilst there are many causes of low back pain and there is no quick fix, there are ways in which we can manage this pain via monitoring technique whilst swinging.…
Recent literature has surfaced explaining how loads through the knee are transferred and the kinematics in decreasing the loads and thus injury. The journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy…
Online bookings are now available via our website and Facebook. Follow the prompts at the Book Online tab or icon at the home screen. All appointments are roughly 45…
In conjunction with Chocolate Box Training, we have developed a new paradigm in the management of musculoskeletal conditions within a unique multidisciplinary clinic. The TRIDENT philosophy is based around biomechanics…
