Is Lactic Acid your Friend or Foe??

Is Lactic Acid your Friend or Foe ? By Massage & Sports Massage Therapist Anthony Evans If you’ve ever exercised at high intensity, you’ll be familiar with that sensation of muscles full of the muscle by-product “lactic acid”. It feels …

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Clinical Practice Guidelines Diagnosis – Monofilament testing of middle finger and radial finger to determine extent of nerve involvement for sensory changes – Use of Phalen test, Tinel test and Carpal Compression test – Asses for: patient …

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LETS LEARN ABOUT MUSCLES & MASSAGE THERAPY

LETS LEARN ABOUT MUSCLES & MASSAGE THERAPY By Senior Gold Coast Remedial & Sports Massage Therapist, Tim Harman What is muscle? Skeletal muscle makes up between 30-40% of our total mass. Without muscle we can’t stand erect & hold our …

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A simple exercise to improve your Cycling

Do cyclists really need calf muscles? By APA Sports Physio, Cyclist, previous Orica-Greenedge Cycling Physio & GC Suns AFL Official Physio, Rob Brown What are Calf Muscles? The calf muscles are composed of 2 muscles located at the back of …

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Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention of Ankle Sprains Consensus Statement

Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: update of an evidence-based clinical guideline Vuurberg et al (2018): Br J Sports Med  http://bjsm.bmj.com This guideline aimed to advance current understandings regarding the diagnosis, prevention and therapeutic interventions for ankle sprains by …

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Have you heard about ‘The Posture Myth’?

‘The Posture Myth’: “Is it because my posture is bad”? By Sport & Exercise APA Titled Physio Rick Bain Posture has been long engrained in our psyches when discussing pain and for good reason. We’ve been told for years that …

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RACGP Guidelines for the Management of Hip & Knee OA

RACGP Guidelines for the Management of Hip & Knee OA Full Guide here Key Summary Lifestyle: • Regular exercise is important for relieving pain and improving function in people with knee and/or hip OA. For knee OA, land-based exercise such …

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