WHAT IS GOLFERS ELBOW? Golfers elbow is an overload injury affecting the common wrist flexor tendon. This tendon connects the wrist flexor muscles (on the front of our forearm) with the elbow. Despite the name, it is not specific to golfers. Golfers elbow is common in weightlifters, CrossFiters, hockey players, tradies, office workers, hairdressers, the […]
Read MoreWHAT IS TENNIS ELBOW? Tennis elbow is an overload injury affecting the common wrist extensor tendon. This tendon connects the wrist extensor muscles (on the back of our forearm) with the elbow. Despite the name, it is not specific to tennis players. Tennis elbow is common in weightlifters, golfers, tradies, office workers, hairdressers, the list […]
Read MoreThe physical health benefits of exercise have been well documented. However the positive effects of a healthy lifestyle appear to go beyond just the physical. A systematic review of the literature published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looked at the contribution of physical inactivity and decreasing cognitive function with age (including the development […]
Read MoreThe most important thing for managing your back pain… Movement! A far too common story we hear from new clients coming in to the clinic is: The client has hurt their back or felt a bit of new pain. They then become scared of movement and exercise due to a fear of hurting themselves more […]
Read MoreWARM-UPS FOR RESISTANCE TRAINING A warm-up is simply a routine or series of exercises performed prior to training or performance that aims to prepare the body for the activity that follows. Warm-ups do not have to be complicated and lengthy, they simply need to tick off a few key boxes: *Firstly, we need to increase […]
Read MorePRE-OP REHAB FOR ACL TEARS ACL rehab doesn’t just start after surgery. Pre-op physiotherapy (getting the knee as strong as possible before surgery) is extremely valuable when it comes to ACL rehabilitation, and there is plenty of evidence to back this. *Higher self-reported knee function pre-op leads to significantly better outcomes 3-6 years post surgery […]
Read MoreHAMSTRING STRAINS Hamstring strains are one of the most common injuries in sport, and are a very common presentation to any sports physio clinic. There has been a tonne of research done on the risk factors, best management and prevention strategies, however they still are one of the most commonly recurring injuries. The reccurence rate […]
Read MoreSleep is an essential function for survival, and when we don’t get enough sleep, our body reacts poorly. Pain is one response to poor sleep… Our central nervous system becomes sensitised as a protective mechanism after lack of sleep, which makes us more susceptible to aches and pain, and turns the volume or intensity up […]
Read MoreThe rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis) that come off the back of the shoulder blade and wrap around the front of our shoulder. The rotator cuff has 2 main functions: *It enables us to externally and internally rotate our shoulder, allowing us to move our hand […]
Read MoreOVERUSE INJURIES OR TRAINING LOAD ERRORS? We often blame injuries of insidious onset (those that gradually develop rather than happen in an acute incident) on overuse. That is, a gradual breakdown as a result of doing too much over and over. However research suggests that how much you train on its own does not increase […]
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