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...
Knee OA (Part 2)
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist What can you do? Thank you for following on through these blogs on knee osteoarthritis (OA). Hopefully, some of this information has been helpful and the same goes for what follows. Many...
Knee OA
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is a leading cause of pain and loss of physical function in the knee. Unfortunately, knee OA is an increasing problem in our society, closely linked to our ageing...
New Year’s Resolution… and now my knee hurts :(
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist It’s the start of a fantastic new year! Bring on 2019! Bring on the resolutions and the commitment to a better me! Did you also make a commitment to doing more exercise?...