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The Best Expertise

Maintaining the best results requires knowledge and expertise. Our athletes train and so do we, through our professional development program. Meaning that when a practitioner the treats you, they have the most advanced injury care knowledge. Read about what our practitioners are thinking in the injury blogs below.

Why athletes are seeing red spots at the Olympics

It’s official: Australia has capped off its best-ever Olympic Games in the pool after the national swim team claimed a record-breaking...

Olympic injuries: what will the toll be at Tokyo?

The Olympics symbolise the ultimate in athletic achievement. Athletes train their entire sporting lives for the chance of winning gold. This...

Why are ACL injuries so common in female footballers?

Women and girls account for nearly one-third of the 1.6 million Australian Rules Football players nationally, with the number of clubs...

Post Natal Care of Physiotherapy

Antenatal and post-natal pilates: what you need to know

During pregnancy, the female body experiences major changes in a relatively small period of time. Pilates is one of the most...

The Sarah Gigante Diaries – Part 2

In part 1 of her summer diary for CSSM, Sarah Gigante took us on the road to reflect on her recent...

Cyclist Sarah Gigante

The Sarah Gigante Diaries – Part 1

2021 #teamCSSM athlete Sarah Gigante came out of lockdown firmly on two wheels.   Sarah is a road cyclist who started...

Getting stitched up? Prevent the risk of a stitch.

A stitch, otherwise known as exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP) is a pain felt in the side of the abdomen (and sometimes...

Cramping your style: managing muscle cramps

Muscle cramping is a common yet painful and involuntary contraction of a skeletal muscle, which can occur without warning or apparent...

Flip flop faux pas: why heel pain soars in summer

An Australian summer goes hand in hand with holidays, swimming and thongs – it doesn’t get much better does it? But...

Coping with Covid

by Osteopath Nicole Owen-Tighe While one month of zero Covid-19 cases in Victoria is something to celebrate, many of us are finding that our...