Co Working. Building an Exceptional Health Industry Together
As we prepare to relocate, we not only want to redefine what it means to deliver the best service Melbourne has seen when it comes to Sport Medicine, we also want to stamp our mark in the fast moving and ever growing Health and Fitness Industry.
Mid May will see us relocating from our current 2 locations in Kew and South Yarra to a more central purpose built location in Richmond....but we don’t want to end up just being another Sports Medicine Clinic in Melbourne…we are going to do things a little differently!
Evolutio - Continuing to redefine Sports Medicine in 2016 and beyond
It seems like only yesterday that I started Evolutio, as a way of improving the care and advice to CrossFit athletes throughout Melbourne. It turns out, that as a practitioner, I felt that in order to get the best out of myself, I needed to work with athletes that naturally interested and inspired me.
A great mentor, Seth Godin, a marketing philosopher has a great, yet simple quote, “find a way to get payed to do what you enjoy.”
In fact, this was originally a tough choice, for many reasons, CrossFit athletes for instance are in some ways harder to treat than the normal population, but in other ways easier. Take for instance the complexity of the issues. Chronic injuries for instance, usually have an overload component through various muscles, ligaments and joints, leading to deterioration at one or more of these areas.
How to Train for a Half Marathon without Running at All
As we finish our month’s focus on all things ‘Running’, we dovetail into our next with the hot topic of ‘CrossFit’ (Open Season…oh yeah!)
But before we get stuck into the real CrossFit stuff, we want to explore the commonly asked question about whether CrossFit and training for an endurance running event (like a half or a full marathon) can live together…
Are your Running Shoes Sabotaging your Stride?
Our last blog in this 'Running' series is left in my capable hands. It's a case of aiming to demystify running shoes for you all.
Shoes these days are as clear as mud to the general public, and unfortunately many clinicians never analyse the effect of the running shoe on the ankle, hip, knee and back.
Working in a profession that involves footwear I see it/ hear it everyday and when I ask this question to patients. "Why are you wearing those running shoes?"
The generic answer is;
“To give me support”
or
“control rolling in of my foot”
Shoes are an extremely powerful product that can cause damage from the moment you put them on, the structural changes they cause through the foot can be mind blowing.
First of all, supportive shoes cause the foot strike to occur further away from the centre of gravity, this causes a series of ground reaction forces as a result!
7 Training moves to Complement your Football Pre-season
It’s that time of the year again. Football pre-season is upon us, so what can we do to complement our training to optimise power and speed on the field? Undoubtedly your pre-season training will consist primarily of aerobic training and ball work, however, power development is often overlooked at the local level.
Building power in the athlete is beneficial on many levels. Increasing power will allow you to jump higher, kick further, break tackles and burst through packs.
Power is defined as strength multiplied by speed. Heavy compound exercises followed by explosive movements have been demonstrated to improve power and performance in athletes of various sports.
Exercises need to be transferable to the game and requirements of AFL. Developing power within relevant movement patterns is essential for game day performance.
At this stage of training, it is desirable to build a solid strength base for future training. The focus will be on strength and speed in order to develop power.
Coming out of Hibernation - Programming Essentials for your Training
Preventing Tendinopathies
Its that time of the year again where we all emerge from hibernation and hit the track ready for summer. But far too often this sudden increase in activity can be more damaging than good, so clever programming and exercise timing can keep you going strong all summer long.
The focus of this article will be on programming essentials to help prevent tendinopathies in the athlete that’s considering adding a little extra to their training.
A recent blog by Jacinda outlined the pathogenesis of tendinopathies and a number of tips on what we can do to combat this issue. You can view the blog here.
This article will be a continuum of Jacida’s 4 Ways to Create Invincible Tendons for Improving your Athletic Performance, with the focus being on programming essentials to help prevent tendinopathies in the athlete that’s considering adding a little extra to their training.
5 Marvellous Ways to Renovate your Snatch Lifts with Lester Ho
There isn’t a one size fits all approach when it comes to how we, at Evolutio do Physiotherapy. The same can be said about how you train.
What’s best for you could be completely ineffective for the person who trains right along side you.
Jac our resident geek sat down with weightlifting coach and biomechanical extraordinaire, Lester Ho, AKA “The Training Geek” to chat about everything from coaching, training, rehabbing (…even their matching Asian flat feet!) and how, many factors can change the way you approach the barbell.
Over the next few months, we will release a series of blog posts to help you understand what types of drills and exercises are best suited to the type of athlete you are!