What does a triathlete whom trains daily and a 12 hour-a-day office worker have in common? Both can have stress, both can feel pain and both need to breathe! On average we breathe up to 30,000 times each day, when you think about it that...
As we have a special interest area in endurance sports and running we see a lot of people who have pain in their buttock that can be quite debilitating. It seems the classic case is the middle aged man with pain in their calf and...
[caption id="attachment_674" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Weighty issues[/caption] For those interested in running no doubt you would have come across news of the Class-action lawsuit against Vibram Five Fingers that was settled back in May. Since then those who had long scoffed at the shift away from big...
Like any responsible clinic owner, I occasionally Google our clinic name, to see what the search returns. A few years ago I found a bad review on an athlete’s blog. The review (which was later removed) was along the lines of “I went to Tokyo...
Over the past 20 years the method of choosing a running shoe has broken down as as follows: Have someone tell you if you are pronated or neutral Choose a shoe to match your foot type – supportive (pronation control) or neutral But recently studies have...
Clients of Tokyo Physio and those unfortunate enough to have shared a dinner party with us when the topic arises will know that we are very passionate and opinionated when it comes to running. It is an exciting time in the sport as long held...
Working in a ski side physiotherapy clinic without a medical centre, you end up talking about ACLs (anterior cruciate ligament) a lot. In fact, once we are able to confirm the ACL rupture with clinical tests, I’ve got my speech down-pat – press play on...
The word is out – after two years absence Ironman Japan is to return and it’s new home is Hokkaido. Niseko Multisport is a Hokkaido based triathlon coaching and camp operating company that has also posted information on the race and the area. The race will be...
The news broke yesterday via Mara Yamauchi’s blog that she has decided to retire from elite distance running. [caption id="attachment_344" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Mara ends her stellar running career.[/caption] Mara was a regular patient at Tokyo Physio over the last few years, seeing the physiotherapists and massage therapist...
Beat Back Pain with these simple tips from Tokyo Physio In our clinics we see a wide range of patients with all manner of pain and injury – however a large part of our work is centred on dealing with low back pain. Here are some...
