Do I need to be stretching? Should I be stretching? Am I stretching enough? Why do I need to stretch anyway? These are questions that many people have asked themselves at one point or another and are questions that we get asked by patients often. If stretching is something you would like to know more […]
Dancing and bunions BALLET – Will dancing in pointe shoes give me bunions? Often, many dancers (and their parents) are concerned that dancing en pointe will cause a permanent foot deformity in the shape of a bunion. Let me preface this blog by firstly saying, no – pointe shoes do not have to give you […]
bunion, foot, physio
The Athletic Spine: Athletic Back Pain explained Lower back pain is the most common cause of spinal pain in the athletic population. Anyone that has experienced lower back pain knows how debilitating it can be. Often this type of injury can result in impaired performance, loss of training time and in some cases can prematurely […]
We are seeing higher injury rates in elite level sports such as the NRL and AFL, and we have unfortunately seen the same in those returning to gyms, club sport and general activity. In light of this, we thought it would make good sense to include last editions information below about how to re-enter activity […]
#Injury, #sport, covid19, manage, physical therapy, physio, training
With COVID19 increasing the amount of home office setups, the musculoskeletal effects of prolonged sitting seem to have become even more of an issue in our community. With this shift in work environment, a lot of the incidental exercise that we used to have in our day to day lives has been removed and replaced […]
#Injury, headache, physio, position, posture, sit, work
Home Physio Program – Running short of ideas during the COVID19 restrictions? Is it proving a challenge to progress your home physio program? Is training becoming monotonous as the current lockdown situation continues to restrict us from our organised sport trainings and games and using facilities such as gyms? Keep your home physio program exciting […]
Home Physio, Injury Rehab, Rehab Program
Telehealth Telehealth has been a service we have delivered for many years now. It has expanded exponentially in more recent times however as a consequence of the current COVID-19 pandemic. So what is telehealth, and how can it help you? Telehealth, also know as video consultation or virtual health, is a service which is great […]
online physio, telehealth, video
Stress Fractures A stress fracture is an injury where there is repetitive load put on a bone which it is unable to handle, resulting in a tiny break. In short, the stress of these repetitive loads exceeds the ability of the bone to repair itself. A stress fracture is the progression of what is known […]
SKIERS KNEES – GET PRE-SNOW HOLIDAY READY As we welcome in 2020 and our Australian Summer heats up, many of us may be thinking about heading overseas to the snow and going skiing (or snow-boarding). As with any sport, preparation is key, and it’s best to prepare before heading into the pow so you can […]
#sport, injuries, knee, prevention, risk reduction, skiing, snow, snowboarding
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the vestibular system (Fig 1), that effects an individual’s sense of balance and is very common, particularly present in the elderly population or in individuals who have suffered head trauma. It can account for approximately 50% of people over the […]
#GoldCoast, bppv, physio, southport, vertigo