“Difficult to define, difficult to treat and difficult to explain from the point of view of pathology”.[1] That’s how shoulder guru Ernest Codman described frozen shoulder when he first documented it back in 1934. Since then, the painful condition known as frozen shoulder has also picked up...
Did you know that May, June and July are the busiest months for sport and exercise related injuries in Australia?[1] With COVID-19 restrictions currently keeping all team sports on the backburner, total injuries this year are likely to drop, but that doesn’t mean your chances...
To say it’s been an unpredictable month for our society, our health and our economy would be an understatement. But we also need to remember that we don’t need to do it all alone. With many of us social distancing and homebound for the most part, it’s...
Kinesiology taping has become a popular treatment among athletes and amateurs alike over the last decade, even though its clinical benefits are still being investigated.[1] There have been many proposed benefits to taping over the years, including: improved healing, reduced muscle fatigue, reduced delayed-onset muscle soreness,...
With the vast distances of Australia and reduced availability of healthcare in remote areas, Telehealth physiotherapy was already on the rise before the COVID-19 virus struck. Now, with social distancing and travel restriction measures in place with most Governments, the benefits of telehealth for physio...
At this very moment, 1 in 6 people on the Lower North Shore is suffering from back pain of some description.[1] Back pain affects your work, sports, mental health, sleep and is a leading cause of disability worldwide.[2] How disabling back pain is to a person...
Osteoarthritis (OA) has a broad reaching negative impact on individuals, ranking as the 11th highest contributor to global disability.[1] When it comes to the treatment of OA, physiotherapists are central to the management of symptoms and progression through the delivery of exercise programs. Although OA is...
The word Scoliosis is derived from the Greek word for bent or curved and is used today to describe the lateral curve in the spine caused by the condition. Scoliosis commonly presents as one curve, called a C-curve, or two curves, called an S-curve and...
The dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Anterior cruciate ligament ruptures/tears are one of the most common, painful and infamous injuries in sport. Your ACL is a band of dense connective tissue that is attached to the femur and tibia. The ACL is one of the main ligaments of the...
Your shoulder is a complex joint made up of the arm bone (the humerus), the collarbone (the clavicle) and the shoulder blade (the scapula). These connect to the glenoid, which is a ball-like shaped object that then connects with the socket of the scapula at...
During these unprecedented times, we’d like to assure you that our clinic is open and safe to attend.
We have taken extra measures to ensure our rooms are disinfected and cleaned on each visit and adhere to social distancing as required.
Although we are seeing patients in the clinic as normal, we are offering extra services for any "at risk" patients via home-visits or tele-health online physio.
All Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy and Exercise Physiology appointments will still be available in the clinic, at home and online via tele-health. Please call us on 9428 5772 to organise a time or email us at [email protected]
Stay healthy and we hope to see you in the clinic soon.
