October 27, 2024

Returning to Running

October 27, 2024/ Balance In Motion Phsiotherapy/ Balance in Motion

If you are like me and had some time off your running for holidays or are returning after an injury, it can be a super exciting time to get back into the swing of things but it is also important to understand the challenges that lay ahead of you and how to best navigate these.

There are two major factors when planning a return journey to running, volume and intensity. These are critical to get right and being patient and having a well structured program is a great way to make sure you are doing everything in your power to get back.

February 11, 2020

Our Sydney City Physio Clinic's Most Common Injuries

February 11, 2020/ Balance In Motion Physiotherapy/ Nicholas Torrance

This guide goes through the most common injuries we see in our Sydney City Physio clinic.

September 03, 2019

How To Sit and Stand Well To Stop "Butt Gripping"

September 03, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

Good day guys, it's Nick from Balance in Motion here. Today I'm going to give you my top three tips for helping to reduce anterior hip pain or pain that you can get through your groin. [inaudible] position. But what I want you to do when you sit down, especially sit right on the edge of the chair, place one hand on the edge of your hips and slowly pull one hip at a time all the way back into the edge of the chair, or into the back of the chair so you're in a good sitting position…….

September 03, 2019

The Pain Quiz For Pain That Lingers Longer Than It Should

September 03, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

Hey guys! Gina the Pain nerd here – Understanding your pain is super important and I wanted to ask you all a few simple questions to get you all thinking and also understanding your pain or someone you love is actually the first step in getting rid of it….

May 06, 2019

Have You Had Back Pain For More Than 3 Months? Then Watch This!

May 06, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

James Wood, physio that's really good with training low backs and spines and done a lot of work with rehabbing people that have back pain, mid back pain or neck…

May 06, 2019

Help I've Just Hurt My Back! What Should I Do?

May 06, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

If you have just hurt your back or woken up with really bad back pain it can be pretty frightening and painful! 85% of the population will suffer from an episode of back pain in their life so you are definitely not alone.

February 06, 2019

THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR TRIATHLON INJURIES AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

February 06, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

Triathlon is an incredibly tough sport whereby you are essentially cramming three sports into one. As we come into the start of the triathlon season with the Noosa event just around the corner I though this would be a timely reminder of the most common cause of triathlon injuries: the time trial position!

February 04, 2019

WHY ARE MY CALF MUSCLES ALWAYS TIGHT?

February 04, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

Hey guys, Nick from Balance in Motion here. One of the more common things I'm seeing recently is people coming in saying, "My calves are always tired. I stretch them as much as I can, but it never works, they always seem to be tired."….

January 29, 2019

HOW TO RECOVER LIKE A PRO ATHLETE

January 29, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

RECOVERY:

Triathlon races, half and full marathons and big games of sport require intense physical and mental drain in order to achieve ‘PB’s and the win. You leave absolutely nothing in the tank to achieve your goals. You hit the finish line or the final whistle exhausted (hopefully happy) and broken. You couldn’t have tried harder.

January 25, 2019

GET RID OF NECK PAIN WITH 1 SIMPLE EXERCISE

January 25, 2019/ Nicholas Torrance

BACK IN THE EARLY 2000’S THE WORLD BECAME OBSESSED WITH THE CORE. STRENGTHENING THE CORE WOULD FIX ANYTHING INCLUDING NECK PAIN. “YOU HAD A SPRAINED ANKLE? WELL, YOU NEED TO STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE”. “SORE LITTLE FINGER YOU SAY? YOU HAVE A WEAK CORE”.

December 20, 2018

REDUCE THAT GRUMBLY SHOULDER PAIN TODAY!

December 20, 2018/ Nicholas Torrance

We see a lot of grumbly shoulders, and often these aches and pains can be alleviated with a few simple things… a change in technique, or a bit of extra release in and around the angry area.

January 30, 2018

KNEE PAIN – OUR TOP 3 TIPS FOR PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN

January 30, 2018/ Belver

Today I wanted to talk about one of the most common knee pain injuries we see in the new year. Pain at the front of the knee – also known by its unflattering technical name…

May 13, 2016

Bullet Proof Your Shins To Avoid Shin Splints!

May 13, 2016/ Balance In Motion Physiotherapy/ Balance in Motion

5 STEPS TO GET RID OF SHIN SPLINTS ONCE AND FOR ALL!
You have just signed up for a half marathon, and you are super pumped with this challenge. You have new running shoes a good solid run program. Then, 2 weeks in, you get a bit of aching around…

July 29, 2015

ELIMINATE STRESS WITH THIS SIMPLE 4 Step MORNING ROUTINE

July 29, 2015/ Belver

When I was studying for my post grad in Sports Physio, we had to do a paper called Pain Science. Now everyone has a paper at University which you have to do – even though you seriously question its ….

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