If you’re booked in for shoulder surgery, your surgeon will have also recommended that you attend post-op shoulder rehab. This is because rehab physio helps you safely regain normal movement in your shoulder after the surgery, rebuild its strength, and return to your...
At our adolescent sports injury clinic in Redcliffe, we work with teens who are passionate about their sport but struggling with pain, tightness, or fatigue that just doesn’t go away. These problems are often the result of juggling multiple sports throughout the year,...
Shoulder pain can sneak up on you gradually or hit suddenly, but either way, it can make simple tasks like brushing your hair, reaching overhead, or sleeping on your side feel uncomfortable or even impossible. Senior physiotherapist Ameeth Ruparelia draws on his...
Patients struggle to comply with their home exercises. We know home exercise plans get patients better and support injuries to recover. However, getting patients to do their exercises has been a challenge for Physios since the profession was formed in the 1800s. In...
Isn't that all physiotherapy is...an activity disguised as a treatment that secretly gets you to exercise? Well, not exactly although there is a lot of exercise involved in physiotherapy. The line between the two is often blurred and for good reason, because exercise...
You have heard of physiotherapy. You probably know that it is often a treatment used in rehabilitation where exercises bring pain relief. Musculoskeletal therapy, or MSK therapy is a form of physiotherapy that does the same but is concentrated primarily on muscles,...
I wanted to share this research article after stumbling across it online. The study by Asheghan et al. (2016) aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Acupuncture in the treatment of Frozen Shoulder. Patients were given 10 sessions of Acupuncture over 5 weeks. Pain...
Every patient who has seen a Physio will be set homework in the form of exercise programmes. The literature comprehensively states that most injuries will have a positive benefit from exercise-based treatment at some stage in the rehabilitation process. Be it...
As a remedial therapist with expertise in musculoskeletal dysfunction and chronic conditions, I often emphasize the complementary benefits of Physiotherapy and Remedial Massage Therapy. Together, these therapies can significantly enhance recovery and rehabilitation,...
How to manage yourself and when to seek help - by Chantelle Buck Sciatica is a commonly used term to indicate burning/shooting pain that starts in the glute and runs down the back of your leg. This can happen when the sciatic nerve becomes irritated in the lower...
As a remedial therapist specializing in musculoskeletal dysfunction and chronic conditions, I frequently encounter individuals who believe they must endure constant pain. This pervasive myth can lead to unnecessary suffering and a diminished quality of life....
Being a youngster in sport is both exciting and character building. However, there is nothing more frustrating to young sportsmen and women than getting injured. Every day, parents ask me questions about how to keep their children fit and injury free. I...