Unlocking Recovery: The Role of Sleep in Physiotherapy Progress When clients come through our doors seeking relief or rehabilitation, we tend to zero in on exercise prescription, manual therapy, and movement re-education. But there’s another pillar of healing that often goes overlooked — sleep. Why Sleep Matters More Than You Think Tips to Improve Sleep for […]
Read MoreTHE KNEE TO WALL TEST The knee to wall test is a quick and simple measure of your ankle and calf mobility/flexibility (your functional dorsiflexion range of motion). It is a fantastic tool for anyone who has had a history of ankle or calf injuries, which may or may not still impact on their sport […]
Read MoreTHE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOLEUS IN CALF STRENGTHENING The calf complex is commonly injured in recreational athletes. It is an area that should be fairly simple to manage, however is often very poorly rehabed. Your calf is made up of 2 main muscles, your gastrocnemius, and your soleus. *The gastrocnemius is your superficial (outside) muscle. […]
Read MoreTHE IMPACT OF BEER DRINKING AFTER EXERCISE It is common practice in Australia that people often enjoy a beer or two after training/games as part of the social enjoyment of local sport. For this reason, a study was conducted to see if there were any negative consequences of drinking a moderate amount of beer post-exercise. […]
Read MoreTHE NORDIC HAMSTRING EXERCISE: WHY IT BELONGS IN EVERY ATHLETE’S PROGRAM When it comes to injury prevention, one exercise stands above the rest—literally and figuratively: the Nordic Hamstring Exercise. Often seen in elite sports settings, this deceptively simple movement has a strong backing in scientific literature for preventing one of the most common injuries in sport—hamstring […]
Read MoreTHE COPENHAGEN ADDUCTION EXERCISE The Copenhagen adduction exercise is one of the most effective prehab and rehab exercises for adductor strains and injuries. Poor hip adductor strength is a significant risk factor for sustaining an adductor injury (Ryan ewt al., 2014), and this muscle group is often forgotten when it comes to lower body strength […]
Read MoreSTRETCHING VS. STRENGTHENING “I’m always getting injured…”“It’s because you never stretch!” Let’s modernize that exchange a bit, shall we? “I’m always getting injured…”“It’s because you don’t lift!” If you’ve ever heard the advice to stretch before playing sports or exercising, you might be thinking back to the days when your dad, uncle, or granddad (or […]
Read MoreTHE GLUTE MUSCLES & HAMSTRING INJURY RISK Down-regulated gluteal muscles (when people have a hard time activating or feel their glutes) is an extremely common clinical finding that increases the risk of a number of injuries – one of them being hamstring strains. The gluteals are the primary hip extensor, and when there is poor […]
Read MoreBACK PAIN IN A NUTSHELL Did you know less than 10% of lower back pain is caused by serious or specific conditions like cancer, fractures, or disc prolapse? That leaves 90% of back pain with no clear structural cause—meaning it’s non-specific. Non-specific lower back pain (NSLBP) isn’t about damage; it’s about sensitization of the area. […]
Read MoreTHE CORRELATION BETWEEN IMAGING AND SYMPTOMS IN TENDINOPATHY Imaging results (x-ray, MRI, CT and ultrasound) in general correlate very poorly with an individual’s reported symptoms. Tendinopathy is a great example of this. A pathological tendon found on imaging (with an MRI/US reporting tendinosis, degeneration, disorganization of fibres or intratendinous tears) is purely a RISK FACTOR […]
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