David Cooper
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...
Sleep: The Crucial Ingredient
As a physiotherapist our patients often ask us how they could have avoided the injury that has landed them in our office.
Injury prevention is a...
Winter Running: 5 things you can’t go without
Now that winter has set in, outdoor pursuits start to get a bit more challenging as we lose daylight hours, temperatures drop and rainy...
3 features of a good runner
Running is an innate skill. Place one foot in front of the other with reasonable velocity, swing your arms and generate forward momentum. Easy...
5 Hidden Running Location Gems on the North Shore!
As a runner the world is our playground. With a pair of shoes and a bit of spare time, we are able to turn...
Tips to make your New Year’s resolution stick!
Welcome back to another year at AUT Millennium Gym and welcome to all new members reading the Pulse magazine for the first time!
With a...
Cross training: the benefits revealed
Cross training refers to the process of using different sports, or exercise mediums, in order to train for one specific task, position or sport.
Historically...
Running injuries: the 3 biggest mistakes you don’t want to make!
Summer is upon us and, not only is the weather getting better for outdoor activities, there’s also a huge selection of running events.
We know...
Posture, stress, headaches, back pain…and so much more
Kinetics Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Hints this month is focused on the effect of poor posture and head position.
Technology has advanced at an exponential rate...