Adelaide Physio Blog | City Physiotherapy Adelaide CBD

DO I REALLY NEED TO COOL DOWN AFTER RUNNING?
8 October 2018
The short answer is Yes. City Physiotherapy & Sports injury clinic explains why we need to cool down and what to do. A short cool down routine after running is just as important to your recovery and performance as your warmup. Your warmup prepares you for your run, the cooldown allows your body to unwind […] Tags: Running, sports injury
Hamstring treatment Adelaide
28 August 2017
Hamstring Treatment Adelaide Hamstring Tendinopathy What is Hamstring Tendinopathy? Hamstring Tendinopathy is a degenerative change that occurs at the attachment of the hamstring muscle at the base of your sitting bone in your pelvis. This is often the place that gets injured when you strain or pull the top portion of your Hamstring. The injury […] Tags: hamstring, Hamstring Tendinopathy, leg, Running, sports injury

Quads Strain Adelaide
28 August 2017
Quads Strain Adelaide Quadriceps strain or pain from jogging? Strained Thigh muscle explained by City Physiotherapy Adelaide A quadriceps strain can also be called a pulled quads muscle strained thigh. A quadriceps strain is a common injury that can occur when jogging. Sometimes muscle strains can feel like a mild ache to a severe pain […] Tags: Muscle Strain, Quadriceps muscle, Running, sports injury
Tendon Injuries – City Physio answers your questions
16 June 2017
Tendon Injuries can be called Tendonitis or Tendinopathy. The most common tendon injuries are known are medial/lateral epicondylitis aka Tennis Elbow/Golfer’s Elbow, Patellar Tendinopathy (aka Runner’s knee), Rotator cuff tendinopathy and Achilles Tendinopathy. All of these can be extremely painful and do not go away without treatment. A little rub, rest and some anti-inflammatories alone […] Tags: achilles tendon, golf, golfers elbow, Hamstring Tendinopathy, patella tendon, patella tendonitis, rotator cuff tendon, Running, tendon, tendon injuries, tendonitis, tennis, tennis elbow

Marathon, half marathon & running event-post race advice from @city physiotherapy Adelaide
16 June 2017
Running Physio Adelaide Whether you are a first time or seasoned full or half marathon runner, post race you will be on a runners high for finishing your event after many months of running training and preparation. The key to a good post marathon, half marathon or running event recovery is what you do in […] Tags: jog, jogger, jogging, marathon, run, runner, Running
Plantar Fasciitis or Jogger’s Heel Pain
21 September 2016
Chronic plantar fasciitis or jogger’s heel as it is sometimes called is one of the most common sports injuries that can occur for people who run or walk a lot. What is the Plantar Fascia? Your Plantar Fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue. The plantar fascia is like a thick tendon or ligament that […] Tags: foot, heel, Running, walking

Neck & Shoulder Pain – What To Do
21 September 2016
Neck and Shoulder pain during running – City Physiotherapy explains why you can get neck and shoulder pain during your run. Neck and shoulder pain during your run can be caused from a variety of issues. Most often pain from tight muscles is due to a weakness in that muscle region as well as your […] Tags: neck, Running, shoulder
Post Running Muscle Soreness?
21 September 2016
Whether you are a first time runner in the Corporate Cup or not you will be on a runners high for finishing your event. The key to a good post running event recovery is what you do in the first few days after running. The outcome of not following through on a good recovery […] Tags: Running

Shin Splints – What Are They?
21 September 2016
Shin Splints Treatment in Adelaide Adelaide City Physio explains Shin Splints/Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Shin Splints is a term that is often used to explain shin pain that you may get whilst running or doing exercise that involves running. The medical term we use for shin splints and one that describes the condition more accurately […] Tags: Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Running, Shin, Shin Splints exercises, Shin Splints Physio, shin splints treatment, Shin Splints Treatment in Adelaide
Advice & Tips On Calf Injuries
17 August 2016
Calf Injury Treatment in Adelaide A very common running injury is a calf strain or a tear. We have two main calf muscles, Gastrocnemius and Soleus, which are under repetitive load when we run. There are two reasons for this, the first one is to absorb the shock of our body weight during landing, and […] Tags: calf, calf injury, calf injury treatment in Adelaide, calf massage Adelaide, calf muscle pain, Calf Pain, Running