There’s something incredibly rewarding about being a physiotherapist. Day-to-day, we help people regain their strength, improve mobility, and get back to living life the way they want. But every so often, we’re given the chance to be part of something truly special – the kind of event that pushes our skills to the limit and […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s that time of the year again where we wish all year 12 students the very best as they start their HSC. With the uncertainty of assessments for the HSC you may be worried about not being accepted into your preferred course. If you are planning on a career as a physio, you may be […]

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 […]

The Touch Trans Tasman 2022 is just around the corner. We asked Steph Cummins, a physio with our Caringbah team, a touch footy rep player AND a member of the 2019 World Cup Medical Team, what she has seen as the most important characteristics of elite Touch Football players. First up she said: “Choose your parents carefully”. Sport geneticists […]

Heel pain is a common complaint among adolescent children.  We all want our kids to be active and healthy – but what do you do when keeping them active seems to be causing heel pain? Today we will be exploring a common cause of heel pain in the growing adolescent and child. What is it? […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The last couple of years have been tough on our year 12 students, and final year school students everywhere. With the uncertainty of assessments for the HSC you may be worried about not being accepted into your preferred course. If you are planning on a career as a physio, you may be looking at the […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are always banging on about how a healthy body is supported by an active life, and you are listening.  In the last few weeks you have decided it’s time to move that body more.  Well done you.  And you are feeling good for it.  Woohoo!!!  But now when you wake up, those first few […]

With the sporting seasons coming into the business end, it is important that athletes and players are doing all the right things to ensure they have recovered after each training session and game. This will assist in preventing injuries throughout the season and ensuring that all players/athletes are performing at their best when it comes […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Quite often we hear that the growing adolescent should not be lifting weights as this can stunt their growth, but is this really true? Today we will explore the evidence surrounding this topic. Where could this idea come from? There has been reported injuries in the literature, however most of the injuries sustained by adolescent […]