You know the feeling. The first properly mild morning after months of dark, wet runs you kept skipping. The Tan looks inviting again, the mornings are lighter, and there’s a niggling sense that October events are closer than they feel. So you dig out the shoes and go. The run feels great. Legs a bit heavy, lungs working, but good.…
For five weeks you set an alarm for stupid o’clock. The 2026 World Cup was played across the United States, Canada and Mexico, which meant most of the good stuff landed somewhere between 5am and breakfast, Melbourne time. You watched it in the dark with a coffee. You told yourself you’d forgotten how much you loved this game. Then the…
Lower back pain for Melbourne desk workers: what’s driving it and what to do Lower back pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint at the Bourke Street clinic. It peaks every winter, when desk hours stretch, movement drops off, and cold commutes add their own load on top. Most people sit on it until it becomes bad enough to interfere…
Melbourne Marathon 2026: the training injuries showing up now and how to handle them The Melbourne Marathon is on 11 October. For anyone running the full, half, or 10K, training is well underway. So is the injury list. June and July are when the Bourke Street clinic sees training-related presentations build. IT band pain on the outside of the knee.…
Between May and August, tension headaches are one of the most common things the Bourke Street clinic sees. They show up in people who rarely had headache problems before, and they follow a pattern that’s straightforward to trace once you know what to look for. Cold weather arrives. Desk hours stretch. Movement drops off. By week three of winter, the…
If you commute into the city by foot or train, you already know the feeling. Head down, shoulders hunched against the cold, bag on one shoulder, phone in one hand. By the time you reach your desk on Bourke Street or Collins Street, your neck is already tight. Add eight hours of screen time and the commute home, and it’s…
Are You Due for a Check-Up for Longevity if You’re Playing AFL? AFL is one of Australia’s most physically demanding sports. The running, jumping, contact, and explosive movements place enormous stress on your body week after week. A typical AFL match involves 12-18 kilometres of running, hundreds of changes of direction, repeated high-impact collisions, and explosive jumping and landing forces…
Managing Stress and Its Physical Impact on Your Body Stress is a normal experience when we’re faced with challenges or uncertain situations. A looming work deadline, financial pressures, family responsibilities, or unexpected life changes all trigger stress responses designed to help us cope with extra demands. But when stress levels stay high for too long, it stops being a temporary…
