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Don’t Miss a Stress Fracture: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Stress Fractures
Here at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy we see around 1-2 clients with a stress fracture per week. This may not seem like a lot, however it is a common overuse injury. We see this injury in distance runners, and athletes who participate in running or jumping sports such as netball, basketball and tennis. Quite often,…
Protect Your Ankles this Netball Season! 6 Common Sense Physio tips
Netball can be quite destructive to your body. But it doesn’t have to be. One of the most frequent injuries we see from netball is ankle sprains. In this article we will look at the common lateral ankle sprain as opposed to a more complicated syndesmosis or less common medial ankle sprain. Jamie has previously…
Jim’s Lower Limb and Cycling Article in Canberra Cyclist Magazine
We just wanted to note Jim’s article that he wrote for the Canberra Cyclist magazine late last year. It is a great read for any cyclist who wants to improve their lower limb strength and their cycling. Jim covers the main areas of the Calf muscles, Quadriceps, Gluteal muscles and the Hamstrings. He’s also included…
13 Ways to Easily Become a Better Runner
Become a better runner with my top 13 tips! I’ve got you covered with training, racing, running technique and race recovery tips to help you become a better runner. 1. Become a Better Runner and Look After Your Feet!
Heel Pain? The Secret to Fixing Plantar Fasciitis: We’ll Show You How
Wouldn’t it be lovely to get out of bed each morning and not have to limp to the toilet. This is one of the consistent complaints of anyone suffering plantar fasciitis. Chances are if you are reading this, you have had it for a while now. Most people we see in the clinic put up…
Top 7 Isometric Exercises and Why We Should all be Doing Them!
Isometric exercise refers to an exercise that uses an static muscle contraction. This means that the muscle group being worked is under tension and producing a contraction but the muscle doesn’t change length. Therefore the joints involved do not move. Some actions within a wide variety of sports require isometric or static strength. Examples include…
Top Tips to Manage Mummy’s Thumb (de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis)
It is a regular occurrence for us in our clinic to see new mothers come in with pain and irritation at the base of the thumb near the wrist. This often occurs within a few weeks of welcoming a new member to their family. Pain in this area is often due to Mummy’s thumb –…
Quickly Improve Your Golf Game: 4 Simple Strength Exercises for Golfers
So hopefully you’ve already read the article posted on flexibility exercises for golfers here. Now that you’re as limber as a Cirque du Soleil performer, you’re ready to get strong. This is where exercises for golfers is really important. Most people don’t think of golf as requiring much strength. Although if you hit 150 balls…
Charitable works: My Experience as a Physiotherapist Volunteer in Nepal (Part 2)
In my previous article I discussed the reality of treating the Maidi people. I believe we certainly had an impact in specific areas but in others it was a lot more challenging. Here I will discuss how I think we helped and what I think needs to be done for the future. Dealing with the…
Charitable works: My Experience as a Physiotherapist Volunteer in Nepal
In October 2018, as part of the Charitable Work program at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, I was sent as a Physiotherapist to volunteer in Nepal. I travelled to Nepal to volunteer in a very remote village, Maidi. Maidi is 4 hours out of Kathmandu. Mind you, 1 of these 4 hours was spent driving a…
Exercise during Pregnancy – Top tips from your Women’s Health Physiotherapist
Can you exercise during pregnancy? Firstly, congratulations on your big news! What a time to be alive! Now that reality is setting in, I wanted to reach out to expecting Mums in the Gungahlin region. Keeping up your regular exercise levels is crucial to you and your new baby’s health. By being guided by a…
Lower Back Pain in Dancers: Know the Causes & How to Manage
Dance has become a highly participated activity with it’s own unique set of injuries. Consequently, we are seeing more and more dancers in the clinic. Particularly, lower back pain in dancers. From a physiotherapy perspective it is quite interesting treating a dancer as they usually have a high degree of flexibility and hopefully good strength.…