Marathon training places significant demands on the body, and many running injuries develop gradually as training loads increase. This blog explores some of the most common injuries seen in runners, strategies to help manage injury risk, and how osteopathy may support training, recovery and rehabilitation throughout marathon preparation.

With marathon season approaching, many runners are putting the final touches on months of training. Whether you're preparing for your first event or chasing a new personal best, this blog explores key considerations for training, recovery and race day preparation, along with how osteopathy may support runners throughout their journey.

Many people associate osteopathy with back pain, neck pain and sports injuries, but osteopaths assess and manage a much broader range of musculoskeletal conditions that can affect movement, function and quality of life. Osteopathy is not limited to spinal pain, and a registered osteopath can help determine whether your concern is appropriate for assessment and discuss the most suitable options for care.

Learn about common musculoskeletal conditions seen in osteopathy and how assessment, education and treatment can help improve function and pain.

It can feel like the hands-on treatment should be enough. But there’s a clear reason your osteopath prescribes exercises, and it’s one of the most important parts of your care.

If you’ve ever been to an osteopath and thought, “Why are they working on my hips when my neck hurts?”, you’re not alone. It might seem unusual at first, but there’s a reason for it.

In the final part of this series, we explore how hormonal transitions impact performance, recovery and overall wellbeing. One important and often overlooked stage in this conversation is perimenopause and menopause, a time where many women experience significant changes in how their bodies feel and respond. I had the privilege of spending an hour on a Zoom call with Tania Dalton, an experienced health coach who is deeply passionate about supporting and energising women throug

Hormones influence far more than reproduction. They affect energy levels, recovery, injury risk, and how the body adapts to training. We explore how different hormonal stages influence performance and what athletes can do to support their bodies. One important factor in this conversation is Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a condition that can occur when energy intake does not meet the body’s training and physiological demands. This can occur in BOTH females and m

Your menstrual cycle isn’t just about your period. It’s a monthly rhythm of hormonal shifts that can influence energy, strength, coordination, recovery, sleep, and even injury risk. As osteopaths, we look at the whole person, structure, function, lifestyle, stress, sleep, and load. Your cycle is part of that bigger picture. Understanding it can help you train smarter, not harder.