Sever’s Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis): Heel Pain in Active Kids That Shouldn’t Be Ignored A parent’s guide to heel pain in growing children and young athletes. Is your child complaining of heel pain after sport? If they play football, soccer, basketball, netball, athletics or gymnastics and have gradually developed pain at the back or underside of…
Navicular Stress Fracture: Why That Midfoot Pain Could End Your Season If you’ve been feeling a nagging ache across the top or inside of your midfoot during running, and someone has told you it’s “just tightness” or an angry tendon — I implore you: think again. Many athletes come to SportsFit Physio and Health for…
If your child has developed pain just below the kneecap during football, netball, basketball or running, there’s a good chance someone has already told you, “It’s just growing pains.” While Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is one of the most common causes of knee pain in adolescents, it should never be dismissed as something they simply need…
Women’s and girls’ football is growing rapidly right across Australia — and right here in our local community. With the East Malvern Knights fielding more girls’ teams than ever, and participation booming at clubs across Glen Iris, Malvern East, and Ashburton, it’s an exciting time for the game. However, alongside this growth we’ve also seen…
Overuse & Growth Injuries in Junior AFL (What Parents & Coaches Need to Know) In Junior AFL, the “injury story” isn’t always about a dramatic collision or a single bad tackle. For many kids, the biggest issue is what happens over time—through training volume, growth spurts, fatigue, and insufficient recovery. If you’re a parent or coach…
Youth sport has never been more demanding. Read here why we are also seeing more overuse injuries.
Attention all Runners: that “Hip Flexor Tightness” Could Be a Hidden Stress Fracture — and you DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT Think your hip tightness or groin pain on runs is just a muscle issue? Maybe you’ve seen an allied health professional (Physio, Chiro, osteo) or even a GP who have blown it off…
Physio guide on syndesmosis injury in the ankle.
