Compartment Syndrome

Compartment syndrome in the lower limb is essentially where the pressure within a compartment increases to a point where the nutrients supplying the structures within that compartment are either completely or partially occluded. In our lower leg with have 4 compartments; Anterior, Lateral, Deep Posterior and Superficial Posterior. Within each compartment there are specific muscles […]

3 Things To Consider When Buying Footy Boots

Footy season is just starting up and many people will be looking at buying new boot. This can be a difficult and frustrating process, and as you will be aware, body conditioning is important when preventing injuries. What you may not know is the importance of footwear and lower limb biomechanics in further preventing injury. […]

Shin Splints

Shin Splints is a common term for medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). It is an injury caused by overuse and ‘doing too much too soon’. MTSS is the inflammation of the periosteum of the tibia (the sheath surrounding the bone). Individuals doing high impact activities such as running, jumping, netball and football are more prone […]