Massive tackles. Diving catches. Planned (and unplanned) collisions. All the things that make Australian Rules Football worth playing also make it unpredictable - particularly for the complex and delicate shoulder joint.
Whether you play professionally...
Running is widely regarded as one of the most popular forms of exercise for many reasons. You can do it anywhere in the world, you don’t need to rely on other team members to help you do it, and once you’ve set down the initial cost of a good pair...
From a young age, Aussies learn to love football. We play it in the streets when we’re kids, with our mates in school or after work, and some of us even manage to make it professionally. We love the footy for its exciting, high contact action, but with...
It goes without saying that pregnancy is extremely taxing on a woman’s body, and during pregnancy, an array of aches, pains, and discomfort can come to light.
While many people believe that physiotherapy is reserved for people who have undergone...
Pilates and Clinical Pilates may sound like two sides of the same coin, but in reality they offer several differences in practice, and application. These differences mean that some people will be more suited to standard Pilates, while others would benefit...
Ankle Sprains - The Basics
Ankle sprains are common, especially for people who play sports, and it is easy injury to identify when you are suffering from one. Most ankle sprains are caused by a rapid shift in movement when your foot is planted firmly...
No one likes the feeling of waking up with neck pain, knowing they’re going to be rubbing their sore, uncomfortable neck all day long.
While you might blame it on sleeping at a bad angle, there are many causes for neck pain. That’s why we’ve...
When you’re experiencing pain or injury, the first place you go is the doctor, right?
In the past, that may have been the only option, because any kind of specialist care required a referral from a doctor. That’s not the case anymore.
These...
For sufferers of arthritis, episodes of pain can at times be intense and relentless. Arthritis is a condition related to inflammation and wearing of the joints, limiting mobility and causing pain and swelling. Simple daily activities can become difficult,...
When patients come to see us needing physiotherapy we do our best to get them fighting fit again - but we know that prevention is as important as any cure. That’s why our treatments involve not only helping to fix the issue, but offering advice on how...