How do you know if you have a bone stress facture?

Ouch! How do you know if you have a bone stress fracture? Bone is considered a ‘metabolically active’ tissue. This means that bone cells are continuously forming and breaking down at different rates depending on the forces and stresses placed …

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Do you suffer from Recurrent Shin Splints?

Do you Suffer from Recurrent Shin Splints? What a pain in the bone! Words by APA titled Sports & Exercise, & Australian Olympic Team Physio Britt Caling Shin Splints can be defined as “pain along the inner edge of the …

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WHY DO I KEEP GETTING INJURED?

Why Do I Keep Getting Injured? Words by Sports Physio Myles Burfield, B.Physio; B.Ex.Sc Ok! Let me preface this article by confirming that nobody is invincible, and everyone has a breaking point when engaging in active and sporting pursuits. But …

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Shoulder Pain from the AC Joint

Words by Physio Sarah Bombell B.Ex.Sc(Grif), M.Phty(Grif) The acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint, is the small joint on top of your shoulder where your collar bone attaches. Pain arising from the AC joint can be due to an acute injury, repeated …

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Over 40? You need to know this…

Words By APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physio Britt Caling Over 40 years young? What Happens to your Muscles as you Age.. It is generally accepted that part of the ageing process involves a loss of muscle mass- just as …

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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo): What Is It & How do you Fix It? Written by Physio Helen Sibbald Have you experienced vertigo or know someone who has? If so, you/they may have/have had BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). BPPV is …

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Common Injuries in Gymnastics and their treatment

Common Injuries in Gymnastics and their treatment Written by GCPSH Physio Erin Fitzgerald B.Physio{HonsIIA}, M Sport Physio  Gymnastics is a very physically demanding sport requiring participants to generate a great deal of power through wide ranges of joint movements. As …

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Managing Whiplash – How Physio will help

Written by Gold Coast Physio & Sports Health Physio, Sarah Bombell  B.Ex.Sc(Grif), M.Phty(Grif). ‘Whiplash-associated disorders’ or WAD is the term given to a variety of symptoms reported by people following an acceleration/deceleration injury to the neck, most commonly caused by …

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