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Supermums! The unsung heroes of the Commonwealth Games
By Sarah AnticoThe Commonwealth Games, like most sporting competitions, is a public forum for athletes to compete for their dreams. It an event where it doesn’t matter how you got there or who you are outside of your chosen sport, but rather what you do on that track/pool/field/pitch/court that counts. At MTP Health, we often hear…
See MoreOsteoarthritis: The Real Story
Has anyone ever told you that you have degenerative arthritis? Leaves quite a visceral image in the mind doesn’t it! The picture of a chalky bone, crumbling apart like the Cliffs of Dover while the smooth Teflon like cartilage appears jagged and ripped apart. We imagine that with each step we take, the precious cartilaginous…
See MoreCOVID-19 & MTP Health: How We Are Adapting [MTP Online]
First of all, we want to say thank you to our community for all of the support they have shown to the team at MTP over the years. It is a great privilege to be trusted with helping you to recover from injury, prevent or be healthier than ever. At this point in…
See MoreWhat Actually Causes Osteoarthritis [Part 4: Overweight]
Being overweight. It’s arguably the number one factor that is cited when we look at what causes all chronic diseases. And for good reason. In this 2014 review, we see a whole host of areas listed about the negative health effects of being overweight. We see a recommendation that maintaining a healthy weight through both…
See MoreThe Secret Behind 99% of Knee Pain
“Just get on with it, deal with discomfort it’s part of ageing… “ This quote highlights something that is often considered a virtue in today’s world. Discomfort! Everywhere we look we see messaging such as ‘no pain, no gain’, ‘pain is temporary’ or ‘without pain, there is no progress’…. It’s hard to escape this messaging,…
See MorePart 3/3: Attention Soccer Players, Coaches, and Trainers!! Are you or your athletes at risk of an ACL injury?
If you struggled to land properly and displayed poor movement quality on any of the screening tests from Part 2 it is not the end of the world. Luckily for you I have provided exercises which I believe are some of the best for preventing non-contact ACL injury in soccer. Please note that I am…
See MorePart 2/3: Attention Soccer Players, Coaches, and Trainers!! Are you or your athletes at risk of an ACL injury?
By David MaioloFollowing on from Part 1, I will take you through a few examples of tests that you can use in your athletic screening process. Note that these tests reflect the injury mechanisms for an ACL injury seen in part 1 (e.g. drop vertical jump [double & single leg] reflect landing after heading a…
See MorePart 1/3: Attention Soccer Players, Coaches, And Trainers!! Are you or your athletes at risk of an ACL injury?
By David MaioloPART 1 In this 3 part series, I will discuss the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and it’s relation to soccer performance. The ACL is one of the most common yet highly PREVENTABLE knee ligament injuries that occurs in soccer. I will cover the following topics and hope you can take away some practical…
See MoreThe Science Behind how Practice Literally Makes Perfect [Mobility, Performance & Your Brain]
“Nothing is impossible” Chances are, if you watched the video above, you simply wrote off what you just witnessed as some kind of anomaly. A ‘Freak of Nature’ if you will. You probably saw what he was able to do with his feet, then took a glance of curiosity down toward your shoe covered appendages.…
See MoreRUN FOREST RUN
By Sarah Antico | Exercise Physiologist With the running season fast approaching, now is the optimal time to consider how best to approach the race of your choice. It is easy to get caught up in the buzz of training, especially if it’s your first big race so here are a few handy tips to…
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