Articles & Tips
Avoid injury before your next race
As you start to plan your training programme for upcoming events, it’s common to push too hard, too fast. After all, you’re feeling motivated, you may as well get straight into things, right?
Running knee pain
Dodgy knee flaring up after lockdown? You’re not alone. Knee pain is a common injury from running and walking, and lockdown has given many of our patients a reminder about the importance of progressive load management plans.
Patient accountability
Professional care is a critical part of your journey through healing after injury. As physiotherapists, we’re here to ensure you get the right diagnosis, the right hands-on support and the right education to support you.
What telehealth appointments reinforced about the value of physiotherapy
Not surprisingly, it’s most often an acute injury that might bring a patient in to see us in the physiotherapy clinic. Perhaps they’ve had a fall from a bike, rolled an ankle on the netball court or pulled a muscle they haven’t used in a while trying to show off on their kid’s skateboard.
Back pain
The majority of us will experience acute low back pain at some stage in our lifetime. The vast majority of these cases will resolve within a few weeks with the correct management and exercises.
Achilles pain
An achilles tendinopathy is an over-use injury. It tends to occur as a reaction to an increased demand on the tendon, beyond it’s capabilities. Those with an Achilles tendinopathy will typically report pain and stiffness, which may reduce in the short term with brief gentle movement.
Online physio consultation
In light of COVID-19 government restrictions, we’re now offering online physio consults (video conferencing) for initial assessment and followup appointments.
Listening to your body (injury prevention)
When I raced professionally in Ironman Triathlon I was definitely NOT GOOD at listening to my body. Three stress fractures, Achilles surgery and a mountain of other injuries were evidence of this.
Mobility and falls prevention
Patients who answer positively to the above questions are at an increased risk of falls and require further assessment. People who have fallen once without injury should have their balance and gait evaluated; those with gait or balance abnormalities should receive additional assessment.
Stress management and plate spinning
Plate spinning is a circus manipulation art where a person spins plates, bowls and other flat objects on poles, without them falling off. Plate spinning relies on the gyroscopic effect, in the same way a top stays upright while spinning.