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You would have received the first video from our Running series. Here is a quick recap of what you have learned.  

Thank you for your interest in our series about Running. As promised, here is the first video. Today we are focusing on the Foot and Ankle. This area is crucial for dealing with the reaction force applied through the ground with each step you take. The crucial...

With the Melbourne Marathon fast approaching, Dr Matt Cooper (Osteopath) wanted to take you through 3 problems that we find with most runners, and how you can avoid them… And keep on your fitness path. With an increase of training loads we often find that runners have...

Now is the time to try and add some recoil and spring back to your Achilles. By doing the below exercise you are putting pressure through your Achilles. This is a good thing but should only be done after graduating the steps of your rehab. Start small and increase the...

Variety is key with loading your tendons, so today I wanted to show you some another exercise which works your Achilles tendon, whilst eccentrically (lengthening) loading it. This exercise also has the beauty of adding what we call a proprioception (Balance)...

In this blog Dr Matt Cooper (Osteopath) has some simple evidence based advise about Achilles tendinopathies. You may have heard of the term tendinitis, particularly in areas such as the Achilles. We don’t use this term anymore, simple because the inflammatory process...