What is osteopathy?
Osteopaths are highly qualified allied health professionals who offer patient-centred approaches to healthcare We understand the important link between the structure of the body and the way it works, or as we like to say, the way it functions. And no, Osteopathy doesn’t just involve the bones! We look at how your skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves, circulation, connective tissue and internal organs function as one system and how they support your body and enable you to live the life you want to live and do the things you want to do.
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Scoliosis in kids – what to look for
Scoliosis is defined as a sideways bending of the spine greater than 10 degrees, accompanied by vertebral rotation. This means that the spine has a “left/right” bend that may look like an “S” or “C” shaped curve. Once the angle of that bend (measured on X-ray) gets to 10 degrees we call it a scoliosis.
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Load Management in Adolescent Rowers
Coaches: Have you ever planned a great session, only to realise that your crew is having a flat day, and completely adapt what you had planned? This is the sign of a coach who is tuned in to their athletes. Load management is how we describe the balance between training enough to be fast/strong/technically competent, vs overtraining and injury. This line can be a thin one that requires a coach to be finely tuned to their athletes.
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The Teenage Rower – Injury Prevention Tips for Coaches
There are many different formulas that we can use when it comes to training load and injury prevention. Commonly it has been advised to never increase your training load by more than 10% each week, and for any decrease in load to be followed be a gradual period of rebuilding. Monitoring training load and improving technique are the two single things that will help reduce injuries.
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How much sport is too much for my kids?
Physical activity for children and teenagers is extremely important for health and fitness. It helps build self-esteem, is social, teaches co-operation, is critical in the development of the child into and adult and it’s fun. Exercise and physical activity also reduces the incidence of many chronic diseases later in life.
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Osteo for swimmers
In my observations over the past few months when on the pool deck, there is a mix of swimmers' abilities and goals: national time swimmers who are training 6-10 sessions a week, right through to those swimming for fitness only and those who are just beginning to swim competition and beginning to push themselves like never before. The passion and commitment of the swimmers and coaching staff is superb and we are really thrilled to have commenced this relationship.
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