Physiotherapy
4 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 MoreHow to Fix Shin Splints or Shin Pain
Shin splints and shin pain is a common complaint we see at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy. It is particularly common in distance runners but can occur in any running sports, e.g. basketball, football, netball, or even from boot-camps. Shin pain is characterised by pain in and around the tibia (shin bone) in the lower leg.…
Read MoreAre You Drinking Enough Water? Find Out How Much You Need
Are you drinking enough water? Australia, and the world, is on course for its hottest year on record, (a record that looks like it will only last a year!). While we all try and continue with a good exercise regime, I thought I would take the time to have a think about what our bodies…
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 MoreParents – What You Need to Know About Scoliosis
Scoliosis is commonly known as a curvature of the spine. Scoliosis is not seen as a diagnostic term but more as a description of a sideways curvature accompanied by a vertebral twist. Scoliosis is rarely found as a significantly debilitating condition. The curve of the spine in healthy individuals is meant to be vertical or…
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