Charitable 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…

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Physiotherapy Playing Key Role in Tackling Mental Health

Shoulder Injury

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…

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My 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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8 Best Ways to Avoid Running Injuries

Running Group

With the City2Surf (thankfully) behind us for another year, all of you brave runners out there are busy looking at the calendar to see what is next. The days are getting longer and the temperature is finally into double digits. Dusting off those running shoes is now moving to the forefront of the minds of…

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