Posts by Jim Fuller
5 Best Pilates Exercises for Low Back Pain
Pilates is an excellent form of exercise that will help you increase your strength and flexibility. An extremely common statement heard in the clinic when talking to people with low back pain is that someone who has had back pain in the past told them that you need to strengthen your core. Whilst there is…
Read More4 Steps to Overcoming Knee Injuries for Female Soccer Players
With Female Football Week being celebrated at Capital Football, I thought it was a good time to write about the injury risk factors female soccer players face. There are a number of risk factors for female soccer players where they are predisposed to a greater risk of injury and, in particular, have a greater risk for knee injuries.…
Read MoreCharitable Works: Jim Volunteers at Palm Island
To be chosen as a part of a team of just 6 to visit the far North Queensland destination, Palm Island, to volunteer for a week in an Indigenous setting was a truly humbling experience. Our goal was to provide physiotherapy services to those truly in need. To see the enormous health disparities up close…
Read MorePhysiotherapy Playing Key Role in Tackling Mental Health
November is Mental Health Month and here at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy we value and emphasise a holistic approach to our health service. The importance of mental health to people of all walks of life was heightened just last month when Sydney Swans AFL player Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin was rested from the finals series in order…
Read MoreMy child has Sever’s Disease! What is it and how to treat it
Our October Foot Health month continues and in this latest post, we are going to explore sever’s disease and the best ways to correct it. You can also read a previous post on Sever’s Disease. With Canberra and Gungahlin being such a young and sporty community, the presence of adolescent-related injuries that our physiotherapists see in…
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