Achilles Tendon
Well hasn’t it been an interesting few months! Many people are now attempting to remain fit or have started their fitness journey in the wake of the changing environment we now all find ourselves in. The easiest form is walking...
Covid got you running
Social restrictions have meant isolation, but we are still allowed to exercise! As a result we are seeing more and more people that have made grand plans to get fit. Great news! We do, unfortunately, live in a country that...
Activity and Exercise – are you getting enough?
Post by Kerry Staples, M Sports Physio (Sports), B HMS (Ex Sci), APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist Nine out of 10 Australian teens don’t get the recommended hour a day of physical activity. Australia ranks 140th out of 146 countries...
Remedial Massage Therapy
Post by Michael Thiel-Paul, Remedial Massage Therapist Massage therapy is an excellent wellness tool and can be incorporated as a regular part of a self-perpetuating healthy lifestyle including eating, exercising and sleeping well. The value of massage should not be...
Sports Physiotherapy for the Elite
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist BAppSci (HMS), MPhtySt, MPhty (Sports). This blog post is aimed at giving you a little insight into what physiotherapy and the greater team of support staff looks like for elite athletes. A look inside...
Migraine
Post by Mal Fayers, B Phty APAM This week is Migraine Awareness Week in Australia. Headaches and migraines affect almost five million Australian’s each year. Migraines alone cost the economy $35.7 billion in 2018. Not to mention, they are painful,...
Lateral Hip Pain: a Physio Perspective
Post by Mal Fayers, B Phty APAM Physiotherapist The hip joint is the largest ball and socket joint in our body. It connects the pelvis to the thigh bone and is responsible for a multitude of movements and muscular attachments....
Physiotherapy for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Australian’s love their high intensity sport. Our athletes are incredibly athletic and our young people look up to this athleticism with admiration and inspiration. Sports like AFL, Soccer, Netball, Basketball and Rugby...
Breakfast for your back
Post by Daniel Miller, BAppSc (Physiotherapy) Feeding good movement regularly to your spine is essential for a healthy back. Too often in the modern world we are too static and not providing enough motion through our whole body let alone...
Football Injury Prevention
Post by Will Thwaite, BPhty (Hons), BSc, APAM 1 – Physical screenings and assessment. A physiotherapy football screening involves a thorough assessment of flexibility, joint range of motion, strength, co-ordination and movement control of the lower limb. It is important to...