Dancers: How to Fix a Clicking Hip – Snapping Hip Syndrome

Ballet Dancer

At Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy we treat young dancers from the local Gungahlin community and beyond. We have dancers from as far as Junee who come and have assessments and treatment for their dance-related injuries. A common complaint is the hip that clicks and this is known as Snapping Hip Syndrome. These clicks and other…

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6 Steps to Fixing Tennis Elbow Pain

tennis grip tennis elbow tennis injury sport & spinal physio

Could you be suffering from tennis elbow and not realise it? The most common kind of elbow pain is a condition known as lateral epicondylalgia – or tennis elbow. Ironically, you also don’t need to be a tennis player to get tennis elbow. Many who have suffered from tennis elbow, actually do not play tennis. It’s…

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7 Easy Foam Roller Stretches To Do At Home

Foam rolling exercises

Have you ever wondered what those foam rollers are or how to use one effectively? If you’re looking for an effective way to give yourself a massage, then foam rollers are your friend. You may have noticed these cylindrical shaped foam devices in the gym or at your physio clinic. You may have also wondered how…

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Quick Guide to Hypermobility – are your joints too loose?

Swimming

Joint hypermobility can be described as when some or all of a person’s joints have an unusual amount of extra movement in them. People with joint hypermobility can move their limbs into positions that most people cannot and very often are described as ” double jointed”. They can do things such as bending their fingers…

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How to fix a high ankle sprain – ankle syndesmosis injury

Sprained Ankle

With the winter sports season reaching finals time, I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on those that have been unfortunate enough to limp through our doors, their ankle injury stopping them partaking in their favoured winter pastime. Ankles are the most commonly injured body part in a wide variety of popular Australian…

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