David Cooper
At HealthZone you will receive the highest quality treatment, with a focus on return to full function – be it on the sports field or in everyday activities. We pride ourselves in providing longer appointment times, allowing for thorough assessment and effective treatment of your injury.
Three tips for competing in sports overseas
Over the past 2 years I have been fortunate enough to have worked as a touring physiotherapist for Athletics New Zealand. Travelling to events...
HealthZone Physio: How much is too much – Youth Sport
How much is too much – Youth Sport
Recently in the mainstream media* there has been articles talking about the down side of early specialisation...
Stretching, truths and myths!
Stretching, truths and myths!
We have all been told that flexibility is important, from being able to touch your toes to getting into that near-impossible...
Ankle Injuries: how to strap them
Ankle injuries are not only the most common injury that is registered with ACC out of all sporting injuries but they also have one...
Acute Injury Management – 3 Ingredients to a Speedy Recovery
Injuries happen; unfortunately they are part of being active whether you are a weekend warrior, budding Olympian or professional athlete. As a sports physiotherapist...
5 Tech tips to prevent injury and improve performance!
The majority of running injuries are caused by overuse – with mileage often a big contributing factor.
In training for an event, the rule of...
Knee injuries – The statistics and 3 tips to avoid becoming...
The most common body parts to injure in sports are the ankle, knee, thigh/hip, lower back and shoulder. Knees however differ in a big...
Injuries in Young Athletes
Although they seem to be much more physically resilient than the rest of us; children and teenagers are also prone to injuries, especially if...
Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
Shockwave Therapy – the answer to those tricky injuries
Recently the team at Healthzone Physiotherapy have acquired a new adjunct to treating those complicated, longstanding conditions that we all hate. Shockwave therapy was...
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5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
Learning About Movement: The Squat
Previously I’ve introduced the concept of fundamental movement skills as a critical cog in the athlete development wheel.
The requirements of physical sports performance are unpinned...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
