by SportsLab | Aug 14, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Tom Rouse Last week we discussed how and why you can’t have a slipped disc, and that if you injure your disc your body does an awesome job of healing itself. (If you missed it, you can check it out here). Today we are going to discuss how you can still...
by SportsLab | Aug 5, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Before we all go rushing to the operation theatre for our injured discs let’s look at some interesting research on disc healing. In 2010 Chiu et al carried out a systematic review, which basically means he looked for all research on the topic and compiled the results....
by SportsLab | Jul 9, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson “An emotion is a strong instinctive or intuitive feeling distinguished from reasoning or knowledge of one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.” (This is a visual representation of the distribution of the 27 emotional...
by SportsLab | Jun 24, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson “You’re a physio, don’t you know that running is bad for your knees?”. Whilst we see plenty of knee injuries from clients that run, running isn’t inherently bad for your knees. The most common myth we hear around runners and knee pain is...
by SportsLab | Jun 20, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Tom Rouse Lower Back Pain (LBP) is becoming more and more prevalent. Most of us at some point in our life have experienced back pain, or at least know someone that has. About 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes (2)....
by SportsLab | Jun 12, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
Luke: Working and training in Kenya presented many challenges. Some I was prepared for, I knew I might struggle training at altitude and with adapting to a higher training load. What I did not expect was that one of my biggest struggles would be maintaining a healthy...
by SportsLab | May 27, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Let’s face it, life these days can be stressful! There are more stressors in our lives than ever before. External stressors from work, finances, and family life. Physical stressors such as alcoholism, drug use, over exercising. Common emotional stressors including...
by SportsLab | May 20, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
We live in a fast-changing world where new practices are being developed, new technologies are being invented and new discoveries are made. We need to be able to keep up and adapt quickly. The physiotherapy profession in New Zealand appears to have been caught unaware...
by SportsLab | May 7, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
One thing, at Sports Lab, we think is important to discuss is sporting culture, and the positive and negative impacts this can have on athletes. One negative area we have observed in sports culture is that which surrounds concussions. There is an estimate that 69% of...
by SportsLab | May 2, 2019 | Bike Fit, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
When assessing and treating runners with aches and pains, a factor that we often assess is the individual’s step width. A narrow step width, one where the feet land in front of each other instead of to the side is a leading cause of hip and knee pain due to the torque...
by SportsLab | Apr 26, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Podiatry, Uncategorized
Photo credit: Michael Dawson At the London 2017 World Track and Field Championships researchers rigged up 49 high speed cameras to capture the biomechanics of the worlds best across the disciplines. During the marathon races cameras captured runners stride, striking...
by SportsLab | Apr 16, 2019 | Bike Fit, Multidisciplinary, Uncategorized
What is Aerodynamics? Of all the forces you must overcome on your bike, the two greatest energy sappers are gravity and air resistance. Anyone that’s ridden on a windy day in Auckland knows all about this. The faster you go the bigger the drag forces are....
