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Christmas & New Year Opening Times 2017
Happy Silly Season to you all! We are taking some time off this year in between Christmas and the New Year to recharge our batteries and hit the ground running in 2018. We hope you all have a safe and fun holiday season! Please see our opening hours below for the impending Christmas period. If […]
Serratus Anterior
Serratus Anterior Action: – Abducts/Protracts scapula – Upwardly rotates scapula whilst abducting arm – Stabilises scapula by holding it to chest wall Origin: Anterior surfaces of the first 8 or 9 ribs Insertion: Anterior surface of medial border of scapula Nerve: Long thoracic nerve C5-C7 Serratus Anterior is one of those muscles that you only […]
Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL)
Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL) has been a common problem in the clinic this week. I have had two cyclists that have stepped up their kilometers now the weather has warmed up. The increase has resulted in some tightness through the front of the hip, including the TFL. Not quite resulting in ITB friction syndrome but […]
Soleus Muscle and it’s role
Soleus Your Soleus muscle sits underneath your gastrocnemius and tightness can often present as calf/gastrocnemius problems. Recently I had a client come to me in the clinic complaining of calf tightness and discomfort in at the back of his heel. He plays football and pre-season has just started. Like a lot of amateur atheletes, he […]
Which service and length of appointment do I need?
Being primarily a Myotherapy clinic, a 1hr Myotherapy appointment is the most common service clients select. However, if you have been referred to the clinic by someone or wanting to try any of our services for the first time and aren’t quite sure which service or length of appointment to choose this is a little […]
Calf tightness caused by Gastrocnemius
Calf Muscles Lower limb tightness or Achilles pain? The culprit could be your Gastrocnemius. The Gastrocnemius are the outer muscles that make up the calf and achilles tendon. Consisting of two heads, medial and lateral, they originate from the lower posterior surface of the femur above the medial condyle and lateral condyle of the femur. […]
Myotherapy helping a Geelong dancer manage her Severs
Severs Disease Recently we had a young girl that came in with Severs Disease. Complaining of heel pain, mostly after exercise. Mainly feeling it on the left heel but not uncommon to feel it in both at one time. She is a very active person with school sports as well as dance 2-3 times/wk and […]
Want to improve your balance?
Balance We use balance for the majority of our lives day to day, to stay upright and perform activities. Playing sport usually requires a combination of speed and balance to help execute various techniques and skills with precision and ease. What if there was a way we could enhance both of these to make us […]
Hyperice is now available from the clinic.
Hyperice Ice Compression For as long as I can remember R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) has been the initial treatment for most soft tissue injuries. If you wear a hockey ball in the knee, or a corky in footy and the first thing that happens is a bag of ice is slapped on the area […]
Heel pain in the morning? Plantar Fasciitis is a common cause.
Plantar Fasciitis is characterised as a soreness towards the front of the heel and/or underside of the foot, with the first steps after waking up in the morning. Sometimes too sore to put full pressure down until it warms up. Then as the day progresses the discomfort dissipates and goes away (not always in severe […]
