“Weeeeeeee’re a happy team at Hawthorn!” the echoes fade from the club rooms and the celebrations begin. This signals the end of a long period of intense physical exertion for all the players involved in the AFL Grand Final, and for all other winter sports… Read more »
Trigger Finger
Does your finger get stuck when you bend it? And you have to prize it open with your other hand? Congratulations, you have Trigger Finger. So named because it is caused by inflammation of the flexor tendons of the fingers or thumb, such as often… Read more »
The Calm before the Storm of Injuries
Things have been a little quieter in physiotherapy world for a few weeks, as colder temperatures and horrible weather have meant less activity in the community in general, and therefore less acute injury. Even chronic arthritic pain and inflammatory conditions tend to settle, as the… Read more »
Caught a Chill in your Back?
One of the most common complaints we hear when people come in with undefined low back or neck pain is that they think they may have “caught a chill” in the back. The basic idea is that cold draughts or weather will cause a dramatic… Read more »
Getting to the “core” of Horse-Riding
Horse riding is an amazing sport in terms of the demands on the body. Not only does riding involve fairly unusual strains on the hips, back, shoulders and knees, but just owning a horse involves lifting bales of hay, raking and sweeping out stables, picking… Read more »
Is your Physio good enough?
As an addition to the ongoing and ever popular Facebook “Tip-of-the-week”, we are proud to announce the addition of a fortnightly blog to our website. The idea behind the “Tip-of-the-week” was to be able to share some of the pearls of wisdom and general physiotherapy… Read more »
Do you need a Hip/Knee Replacement?
One of the most unavoidable facts of life is that your body is wearing out. Day by day, gravity is slowly crushing your cartilage. Sad but true. Factors influencing the rate of this degeneration are obesity, sports injury, surgery, congenital bone problems or genetic cartilage… Read more »
Injections for Arthritis
If you suffer from osteoarthritis in your Knee, Ankle or Hands; chances are you’ve been offered injections to manage your symptoms. These have the advantage of being less invasive and minimal risk (very minor risk of infection, or reaction to drug/product). There are three main… Read more »
Race-Horse Injuries
Race Horses are large athletic animals who are bred to run fast. One of the consequences of this is that they are subject to enormous forces on their tendons, muscles and bones, and also incredible workload for organs like the heart and lungs. Just as… Read more »
Christmas Guilt
Well, after a restful holiday period and too much wonderful food, it is common to suffer some post-holiday guilt. This, coupled with the arrival of the new year sends thousands of people straight to the running shoes to kick-start those New Years resolutions. Due to… Read more »