
Knee Pain: Should I use a strap or brace?
When it comes to deciding the best way to treat knee pain, the options can feel overwhelming. Generally, there are two main forms of knee support: the knee strap and the knee brace. Each has its ow...

Protect Your Knee While Skiing and Snowboarding
Winter Sports Lovers! The days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and ski resorts will soon be packed with keen boarders and skiers. Bus, as with any sport, your knees are at risk of i...

How Long Does it Take to Recover from an MCL Injury?
If you have ever torn your MCL (Medial Collateral Ligament), you know how much it can hurt, how frustrating the recovery can be and how important it is to properly rehabilitate. So, just how long d...

Why do my Calves Hurt After Exercise?
When you exercise, the feeling of blood pumping through your body, fresh air in your lungs and release of serotonin and dopamine give you a great feeling. Exercise is great for you, however, muscle...

Why do my Feet Hurt after Exercise?
Foot pain can come-and-go and it is fairly common when we are doing exercise. When it comes to physical activity, our feet act like barometers, flagging issues affecting the rest of our body. If yo...

Treatment for IT band Syndrome
If you like going for a run now and then, have been training for a marathon, or have started runs and walks more recently while gyms have been closed, it’s likely you’ve been feeling a pain on the ...

5 Common Leg Injuries in Netball and How to Avoid Them
Netball may be a no-contact sport, but that doesn’t mean injuries aren’t common. In fact, according to the Australian Sports Commission, you’re at risk of getting 14 Injuries for every 1000 hours y...

Which Knee Brace is Best for a Ligament Injury?
As ligaments are responsible for keeping your knee moving, even relatively minor injuries can cause a lot of discomfort. But fortunately, conservative therapies like knee braces can take a load off...

Swollen Knees: When You Should See A Doctor
Depending on the sport, researchers have reported that knee injuries account for between 15 per cent and 50 per cent of all athletics-related injuries. Although most knee pain can be self-managed, ...

When Will My Knee Bursitis Go Away?
In our knees, we have small sacs (known as bursae), which act as cushions between all of the various bones and muscles enabling us to walk or bend our legs. Bursitis occurs when those small fluid s...