Running Physio Near Sydney CBD

Meet Our Head Of Running Performance – Ben Liddy

Our coaching team is headed up by Ben Liddy, one of the few Australian-based World Athletics Level 4 Certified middle-long distance running coaches. With a history of running at the elite level himself, Ben really understands the physical and mental demands of running, as well as the process of recovering from injury.

As Head Of Running Performance Ben spends almost all of his time managing running injuries as well as running coaching to improve performance. He is extremely passionate about running & loves working with both our recreational and elite athletes.

As well as working with recreational runners Ben also coaches our elite run squad, Central Performance Track. This invitation-only squad includes runners from state to national level. He also works with our coaching team in developing our junior track squad, Central Performance Juniors.

The Central Performance Running Centre

Our running centre is designed to be a “one stop shop” for Sydney runners. We love working with runners of all abilities, from beginners and recreational runners through to serious competitors and elite/sponsored athletes. We believe that helping people to get the most out of their running is so important whatever their ability, experience, motivation and level of competition – if any competition at all; many of our clients just run for their own personal fitness and health.

Services Available At The Central Performance Running Centre

1. Running Physio

Our running physios are the first choice for many runners across Sydney. With a dedicated and experienced team who really understand running, we help you understand what’s going on with your injury, how it happened, how to manage it, and how to prevent it happening again. Whenever possible we keep you running as you recover, and talk you through exactly how to modify your program to maintain your fitness and cross-train while completing your injury rehab program.

We believe in using an active approach when managing injuries. After clarifying your diagnosis, we combine targeted exercise with manual therapy (hands-on treatment techniques) to relieve your pain as quickly as possible. Once this is achieved, the focus really shifts to strengthening exercise, mobility drill when needed, and progression back to your full running program. Our aim is always to get you running faster for longer with less risk of injury than you had before coming to see us.

A particular area of expertise for our running physios is the early diagnosis and treatment of bony stress injuries in runners. This is very important because early diagnosis and correct management is critical in preventing progression to stress fractures. These are harder to manage, may involve surgery, and take you out of running for extended periods. The body areas usually associated with bone stress injuries in runners are the feet (especially the navicular bone), shins (the tibia bone, often labelled as “shin splints”), and sometimes the femur (thigh bone).

The more common injuries seen by our physios include;

2. Running Coaching

We coach runners of all levels, from beginner to elite. Our coaching programs are fully personalised to each clients goals, running experience and level of fitness. You don’t need to be a “serious runner” to benefit from quality coaching. We help runners improve their performance by making their running technique more efficient, allowing them to run faster for longer and get more out of their sessions.

As well as lifting your performance, improving your running form helps you avoid injuries. It can be a vital part of stopping those annoying recurrent pains from keeping going, and reduces your risk of having new injuries interrupt your training.

As well as improving your running gait, our coaches can advise you on the right running program. From adjusting your overall weekly running volume down to monitoring the distance and intensity of each run, combining the right program with an efficient running gait helps you run at your best and stay injury-free.

3. Strength And Conditioning For Runners

Many runners under-estimate the benefits that a run-specific strength and conditioning program can bring to their running. It can increase your performance by helping to improve your running biomechanics and running economy. By strengthening the key muscles required for running as well as your core stabilisers, and integrating plyometric drills to help minimise your ground contact time, your running efficiency improves. This increased efficiency allows you to run faster for longer with less effort. Read our blog post for more info.

A properly designed strength program also significantly reduces your risk of running-related injuries. As you strengthen your muscles, you also strengthen your tendons, bone and cartilage. This increase in strength means that all of these structures can tolerate the loads

Everything A Runner Needs With Easy Access From Sydney CBD

The Central Performance clinic is just a few minutes walk from Central Station, and the light rail goes right past our door. The nearest stops are Central Chalmers Street and Surry Hills. This means it’s easily accessible from the Sydney CBD. Plus we’re open from 7am to 7pm and Saturday mornings, so coming in at a time that works for you is easy.

All our clinical team (physios, run coaches and exercise physiologists) are fully accredited and registered with all private health funds, so you can claim your health fund rebates on-the-spot using the HICAPS system. Plus our combination of full onsite gym, treadmills and treatment areas mean that everything you need is located in one facility.