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

4 best muscle hacks for running – Tackle tightness and ruyn forever. by Paul Trevethan

Hey RMA crew! Hope you had the best weekend! I had a birthday last week so mine was a continuation of the ‘Festival of Paul’ which was kind of cool. Turning 21 is a big thing! 🙂 Definitely good to have a kid free day once in a while. Last time we caught up I … Read more

Running in the heat. How to survive and why running mums are always tougher than the guys by Paul Trevethan

Hey RMA crew! I’ve been talking with a number of different Running Mums this week about coping with running in this heat. It was mid-thirties here in Brisbane last week and it’s getting hotter. As humans (surprise) we are actually pretty good at adapting to the heat, allowing us to exercise in the middle of … Read more

The best ITB stretches in the business by Paul Trevethan

Hey RMA crew! It has been another big week! Congrats to Ana Croger and all of those who did the New York Marathon the other week and also to your very own Nicole Bunyon on her 3rd at Carcour 60k! We went through ITB stretching recently and I was talking about thinking of your knee … Read more