The AFL Grand Final is this Saturday. The jacarandas are starting to open along Bourke Street. And somewhere between the two, a lot of Melbourne blokes pull their running shoes out from under the bed for the first time since June. Our team sees this pattern every year. The first warm September weeks arrive, motivation spikes, and then, about a…
It’s finals month across Melbourne, and not just at the MCG. Every suburban and country league, from the VAFA to your local Sunday competition, is down to its last few weekends, which means a lot of blokes who play for fun are being asked to do September things on a body that’s carried them since April. That’s the part people…
You notice it reaching for a coffee on Bourke Street, or the morning after your first proper hit of tennis in months. A dull ache across the top of the shoulder, a pinch when you lift your arm overhead, a knot that won’t shift no matter how much you roll it on a ball. For a lot of Melbourne professionals,…
For five weeks you set an alarm for stupid o’clock. The 2026 World Cup was played across the United States, Canada and Mexico, which meant most of the good stuff landed somewhere between 5am and breakfast, Melbourne time. You watched it in the dark with a coffee. You told yourself you’d forgotten how much you loved this game. Then the…
Australian Open 2026 is Here! Tennis Injury Prevention – Complete Guide The Australian Open has just kicked off, and tennis fever is sweeping Melbourne! Whether you’re inspired by the pros at Melbourne Park or you’re a regular on the local courts, now’s the perfect time to talk injury prevention. As osteopaths specialising in sports injuries, we see a spike in…
It’s the goldilocks principle applied to training – what is the right amount of training load for you? And how far should you progress to optimise your training adaptations and prevent injury?
Anterior shin pain refers to any pain experienced at the front of the shin area (see image below). It is most often experienced during exercise, especially during running.
