Sadly, as physios for local rugby teams, the club rugby season of 2022 has come to an end. However, the off-season is just as important as in-season training. Although this is written from the perspective of rugby, the same principles apply to all winter sports. You just need to adapt […]
There are a few big school sports tournaments coming up. Winter Tournament week for the High School teams this week and then AIMS Games for the Intermediate students the following week. This is a lot of exercise for school students in a small amount of time. We need to make […]
The spikey ball, the foam roller, an elbow massage into the butt – why do we poke the sore bit?! The main positive outcomes of pressure therapy that we see are: Temporary increase in flexibility of the muscle allowing better movement patterns e.g. good squat form Reduced pain at both […]
The knee is a commonly injured joint that we treat every day at Back In Action Physiotherapy. According to an Article by Cooper, 2016, NZ ACC records show approximately 65,000 knee injuries are sustained during sport per year! Unfortunately, with knee injuries, many people will have time off work […]
Working with athletes from a range of sports I have found that the most notoriously feared injury is an ACL knee injury. Equally, when we hear one of our athletes diagnosed with an ACL injury we also feel gutted as we know the amount of time and commitment that is […]
Getting back on the horse – literally. I started horse riding at 6 years old. I […]
