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Do you have a rotator cuff tear?
A rotator cuff tear is when the tendon that connects the muscles of the shoulder blade (scapula) to the arm bone (humerus) is partially or fully torn. What is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is composed of 4 different muscles: the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. These muscles all have individual actions to […]
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Are there any ‘bad’ exercises?
As a Physiotherapist with previous experience as a Personal Trainer and Exercise Physiologist, and regular gym goer, it is fair to say that there is great emphasis upon exercise within my treatments. All too frequently in clinic, I am either asked questions along the lines of: “Is shoulder pressing bad for your shoulders?” “Are squats […]
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Recovering from an injury doesn’t mean we stop all together!
Recovery does not always mean that everything has to stop. Isaac Serhan, Senior Physiotherapist discusses the options.
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Flexible work physio style
When we often talk about flexibility to our patients, we aren’t usually referring to work hours or lifestyle. Flexibility usually means the ability to bend without breaking – or in a physio sense we start talking about your muscle’s ability to stretch to allow movement! But what about all this talk about flexible work? Does […]
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Calf Strain – the What and the Why
A calf strain or tear (sometimes known as “tennis leg”) is a strain to the gastrocnemius muscle in the back of the calf. Injuries to this muscle can happen if the muscle is unable to take the load especially if it is stretched at the time. This can cause injuries from small tears to a […]
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Soccer injuries – how to avoid them
You have read our article about common soccer injuries. You also know that prevention is better than cure. How do we do prevention? The literature currently suggests that injury prevention programs should include the following main elements: Plyometric exercises: Exercises that focus on using fast-twitch fibres by exerting maximum muscular force in short explosive movements. […]
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Netball Injuries – Rehabilitation
As we have seen previously, and in my personal experience, netball has its fair share of injuries. The sudden changes in speed and direction, jumping and landing, pivoting, and often falls place high impacts on the body. Whilst traumatic injuries can occur, the risk of overuse and attritional injuries is also high. Regardless of the […]
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Soccer – 5 most common injuries
In football, players are required to perform sudden and repetitive accelerations and decelerations, rapid changes of direction, jumping and landing tasks and be involved in contact situations such as tackling. This heightens the chance and risk of an injury occurring. What does the research say? Research has consistently shown that the most common soccer injuries […]
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6 Most Common Netball Injuries
Netball continues to be one of Australia’s most popular team sports, with people of all ages and skill levels participating. As netball involves repeated fast stop-start movements, jumping and landing, throwing and catching, and quick direction changes, injuries of the foot, knee, shoulder and finger are very common. Injuries frequently occur from awkward landings, falling/slipping […]