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Prevent injury with a good warm up! Use the Fifa 11+
The Fifa 11+ is an amazingly well researched program to prevent soccer injuries. It is easily applied to a multitude of different sports.
Here is the research to support it's use.
https://tinyurl.com/SPSC11Research
Please…

Preventing anterior knee pain
Anterior Knee Pain can be prevented:
Knee straps
Running on softer surfaces
Gradual progressive loading of exercise
Foot Orthotics
Read full article here:
https://tinyurl.com/Knee-Pain-Prevention

Shin splints 101
MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME AKA – SHIN SPLINTS
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome is a common injury of the lower leg in athletes.
What is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome?
Medial tibial stress syndrome is a common injury in runners and…

Why Exercise?
Understanding the “Why” behind Movement & Exercise
How do our mindset and beliefs around exercise affect the decisions we make? This blog explores the nitty-gritty of the “why” movement and exercise are beneficial to you in order…

4Running Run Clinic -Join up!
4running Run Clinic
Would you like to improve your running economy by learning to run more efficiently?
Have injuries derailed your attempts to improve as a runner before?
Would you like to learn how to fuel your runs?
Do you want…

Knee Pain Solutions
Knee pain comes in many forms with many different causes. While treatment for every person and condition will be different in each case, here are a few tips that may help to reduce knee pain throughout the day.
1. Choose supportive footwear
One…

Lower Back Pain When Walking or Running
Lower Back Pain When Walking or Running
As Physiotherapists a regular complaint by patients is the experience of increasing lower back pain when walking or running. There is a common misconception that because we are undertaking exercises…

Plantar Fasciitis – Our arch enemy
Plantar fasciitis may sound like a new gardening fad, rather than the straining of the ‘plantar fascia’, or put in simple terms the band (fascia) of the foot (plantar). Known as ‘joggers heel’ because of the high incidence of this condition…

Hips don’t lie- Hip strength a vital link?
Hip Function
Acquiring hip strength and stability is a very specific physical goal. For some the incentive for achieving this goal will be bought on by hip injury or pain. For others it will be to support other physical goals, through engaging…

Running Analysis Victoria
Running Analysis Victoria
A Running Analysis at Saanich Physio involves one of our experienced Physiotherapists observing and assessing you run. We will watch you in real time and also video you, so that we can analyse your form in slow motion.
This…