Part 3: Heel Pain: Confessions Of A Podiatrist with Heel Pain Injury and Her Tips for Runners with Heel Pain

Not all heel pain will resolve using a conservative home-treatment approach.  In a clinical setting we find runners will approach us after weeks, if not months, of trying multiple treatments at home.  By this point, most heel pain injuries can be classified as chronic (i.e not healing on its own).. I will outline the treatment … Read more

Part 2: Heel Pain: Confessions Of A Podiatrist with Heel Pain Injury and Her Tips for Runners with Heel Pain

Treating Heel Pain Yourself at Home Are you like me when it comes to asking for recommendations?  When I treat a patient of a certain nationality I ask for their opinion of where to go to enjoy an authentic meal from their country.  When I listen and end up taking my family out to those … Read more

Part 1: Heel Pain – Confessions Of A Podiatrist with Heel Pain and Her Tips for Runners with Heel Pain

A PODIATRIST WITH A CONFESSION Will you judge me if I say I’m a runner who has experienced a long list of foot injuries? Because I am a Podiatrist, would you think I am incompetent because I fall victim to the same foot conditions and injuries that I treat on a daily basis? Similarly, when … Read more

When is it safe to return to exercise and sport after giving birth?

Returning to exercise after giving birth is often a priority for women, and here on the Northern Beaches of Sydney that is no exception. I get asked about returning to exercise post-baby on a regular basis and so I thought that it was time to dedicate a blog article to it.  Returning to exercise after … Read more

The Runners Injuries we don’t think about but deserve a mention by Lisa McInerney

If you’re a runner then you’ve probably had an injury (or 10!). Research by Sports Medicine Australia showed that up to 70% of runners will sustain an overuse injury during a 12 month period. Now most of these injuries are just what you’d expect from a sport that requires constant pounding on the legs; knee … Read more

Can You Stretch the ITB?

  Hey RMA crew! Just last week… I was treating one of our runners whilst having a chat about the body (I consider myself a bit of a body nerd… just quietly!) This particular athlete is studying Exercise Science and asked, “Do you think you can actually stretch the ITB?” GREAT question! It actually causes … Read more

INJURY: TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE TO BECOME A BETTER RUNNER by Jess Trengove

In this exclusive blog post, Running SA and Women’s Recreational Running Network Ambassador, Jess Trengove, reflects on the challenges of dealing with injury as she prepares for the Rio Olympic Games at an altitude camp in Flagstaff, USA. The final flakes from this morning’s snow fall are gracefully floating past the window and a steamy … Read more