Busted Myths & Broken Bones
A Blog About Injuries & Rehab
Joint Hypermoblity Syndrome
IS FLEXIBILITY ALWAYS A GOOD THING?
As someone with hypermobilty himself, Luke (physio) discusses the spectrum of mobility and what the implications of being too stretchy can mean.
If you’ve always thought of yourself as double jointed or have always strived to achieve the level of mobility that a contortionist posses, this might the article for you!
Posture... What Is It & What Can You Do?
Posture is the position in which the body is held while stationary or while in motion, static and dynamic respectively, and while many people know and understand what an ideal posture is very few make the effort to make it a practice in their daily life.
Keeping Active In Summer
Challenge yourself over the Christmas break to increase your physical activity everyday!
Spring Myotherapy News
Patients reporting head & neck pain would be one of the most common reasons for patients to attend Richmond Rehab
Knees In Netball
ACL Injury Rates In Young Netballers Are On The Rise
Why & What Can We Do?
The Health Paradox?
When Is Healthy Eating Unhealthy?
Workouts - May 2017
What is Luke up to in this gym this month?
A Summer Of Foot Pain?
Don't let your feet suffer this summer!
Learn what you can do to keep your feet happy
Thoracic Mobility Exercises
Learn how to keep your spine moving at its best
Tradies Health Month - August 2016
Tradies National Health Month
Health 'SNAPSHOT'
Prepared by the Australian Physiotherapy Association
The Envelope of Function
Recovering from injuries can be difficult. Sports, Work Place or Post Surgical... rehab is a complex process aimed at maximising your envelope of function. Follow the link if you'd like to learn more about how injuries effect performance.
ACL Injuries
Injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is extremely common in sports which have a contact component or those that require quick changes in direction. If you're interested the ACL, how it is injured or what you can do to avoid injury, this is the post for you.
Ruptured Biceps Tendon
Bicep Tendon Ruptures are fairly common. This article describes who is more likely to experience a Bicep tendon rupture and how it might be managed.
Muscle Strains Explained
Muscle strains are a very common form of injury for those involved in exercise. This article helps to give you an idea of what to do following an injury. If you follow these steps, you will certainly make your physio happy when you come in for an assessment!
Choosing The Shoe That Fits
Choosing a new shoe to go running in can be daunting. Check out the following post to help increase your shoe literacy.
Getting Your Wriggle On
No matter what your age, physical activity has been show to positively impact your health. It can take many different forms, and be done in many different places. The Australian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines can help you to get more out of life.
Posture! Posture! Posture!
Everyone's posture could do with some improvement from time to time. This graphic is an excellent illustration of some of our bad habits and what we can do to improve things.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition which can occur at any age and affect any joint in the body. Read this post if you'd like to learn more about this common condition.