Joint Hypermobility Joint hypermobility is very common in the general population, affecting 20-30% of individuals to some degree either in isolated joints or more generalised. It is most common in childhood and adolescence, in females, and in Asian and Afro-Caribbean races. Joint hypermobility tends to lessen with ageing. Signs and Symptoms Joint hypermobility may be […]
Promoting the perfect landing in NETBALL
Netball has the highest female participation rate of any sport in Australia. Adolescents athletes gain the social benefits of being a team member along with great physiological benefits such as improved bone density, lean muscles mass and cardiovascular fitness! Unfortunately like all sport it does have the risk of injury. The most common injuries in […]
Lower Limb Injury Fact Sheets
Most of us are familiar with the phrase, ‘Knowledge is power.’ When it comes to musculoskeletal injuries, acquiring a deeper understanding of an injury enables us to implement both better recovery and prevention strategies. The ‘power’ that this gives an athlete is in reduced recovery time, less time off sport due to injury and a reduced […]
Is sitting the new smoking?
Your body is designed to move. However, with the rapid technological advancements that took place in the mid-20th century we saw a transition from physically demanding jobs requiring people to move to more sedentary jobs. Current statistics tell us that: 12 hours is the amount of time the average person is sitting a day[1] The […]
When is it safe to return to exercise post partum?
There is no easy answer to this but I will try my best. Returning to exercise varies for every individual and is dependent on a number of factors such as your birthing experience, the recovery of your core muscles (pelvic floor, transverse abdominus, multifidus and diaphragm), your pre-birth fitness and your general feeling ie your […]
Why is it important to get your pelvic floor checked post partum?
Our pelvic floor is a complex of muscles that sit on the base of our pelvis and are important in bladder and bowel function as well as protecting our pelvic organs (your bladder, bowel and uterus). During pregnancy, the ligaments that hold our organs up begin to sag due to the hormone relaxin and the […]