Early Stage Ankle Exercises
Early Stage Ankle Exercises Prolonged rest of the ankle after a lateral sprain is no longer the preferred rehabilitation technique. Optimal...
Surgery for Chronic Ankle Instability
Ankle instability is a chronic condition which is characterized by a recurrent slipping of the outer or lateral side of...
Sprained ankles and chronic ankle instability
Chronic Ankle Instability Rolled ankles are common injuries that are often overlooked and thought to be of minor concern. Besides being...
Acute vs Chronic Wrist Injuries
Wrist injuries can be a frustrating and debilitating occurrence, acquired via many separate and distinctive forms. Today we will go...
Exercises for Wrist Pain
We use our wrists every day which can make wrist pain frustrating and inconvenient. It can also make day-to-day activities...
Office Setup to Help with Wrist Pain
Working from home has increased over the past few years. COVID accelerated this even further and now most people have...
The myth of shoulder impingement
The use of the term shoulder impingement implies that something in your shoulder is "pinching" on another structure as you...
Rotator cuff exercises
The rotator cuff act as a stabiliser of the humerus to the scapula. Many people believe that this is their...
Do I need surgery after a shoulder dislocation?
Shoulder dislocations aren’t taken seriously because of how the injury is displayed in movies. The protagonist escapes an accident or...
What is ‘kids working out in the gym’?
Kids working out in the gym The term 'kids' applies to any child under 18. This age range covers a vast...
Benefits of resistance training
What are the benefits of resistance training? Many people undoubtedly know about the benefits to weight loss, or strength and...
Why Is Exercise So Important?
1. Exercise controls weight Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. When you engage in physical...
Medication and pain?
What is the relationship between medication and pain? Pain requires a targeted and specialised approach towards medication. This is because...
Is exercising with pain bad?
Exercising While In Pain People frequently come to Physiotherapy and ask if they are able to exercise while in pain. This...
Types of pain
What are the different types of pain? Let's start by answering one of the most common questions I get as a...
Pain can restrict end of range movements
Pain is a very complex thing. There are so many causes of pain, and so many different treatments that might...
Seasonal Sport Changeover for Kids
There are fundamental aspects of kids sport that must be considered when the seasonal sport changeover occurs. These include the environment,...
Why Do Physios Prescribe Exercises Differently?
You may wonder- why do physios prescribe exercises differently?Every physiotherapist will prescribe exercises differently for each individual not only based...
Incidental Exercise – Why is it important?
If you haven't read our previous blog on exercise, why it's important and the current guidelines then follow this link.If...
Exercise Guidelines Australia
What are the current exercise guidelines for Australians? The Australian Department of Health has broken down the current recommendation for exercise...