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At POGO Physio we run daily group exercise classes to help our clients recover from pain and injury, rehabilitate injuries and achieve their health and performance goals. Here we discuss what [...]

  It is believed by some that therapeutic taping for those with knee pain has the potential to offer an inexpensive, simple and effective option for the client to reduce their symptoms without [...]

The Hamstrings are a group of 3 muscles on the back of your thigh; biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. These 3 muscles are involved in flexing the knee extending the hip. [...]

Anatomy & Role of a Meniscus Each knee has two menisci, a lateral and medial, which are situated between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shine bone). They are anchored to the bone via [...]

Bone stress injuries (BSI) are common amongst runners. 0.7-20% of all sports medicine injuries that present to clinicians are bone stress injuries  (Bennell, et al 1999). When it comes to running [...]

It has been believed that to increase muscles size and strength you must lift heavy weights. Modern research into the use of blood flow restriction training has shown that lifting as light at 20% [...]