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,…
The short answer is, “…it depends”. Unfortunately, there is never a one size fits all approach to these types of scenarios. Let’s break it down and take a look at…
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…