Here is a link to a great series of animations and videos of musculoskeletal surgery by Orthosports Orthopaedic Surgeon Group. http://www.orthosports.com.au/swarm/elbow/interactive_elbow_main.html
What is Chronic Pain?
What is Chronic Pain? Here is a great 5 minute video to help explain one of the least known about and least acknowledged national health issues: Chronic Pain. Josh
Pelvic Floor, Pregnancy and Incontinence
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that sit deep within the pelvis running from the pubic bone at the front, wrapping around your bladder, vagina and bowel then connecting to your tailbone. There is always a certain level of subconscious activation in the muscles called ‘ resting tone’; this helps with postural control […]
HYPERMOBILITY
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 […]