physiotherapy

HEADACHES – Should I See a Physiotherapist for My Headaches?

Growing pains? How to help your child understand what their body is saying

Distance running

The Parent’s Guide to Surviving Winter Footwear Season

Flat heads, cute babies, calm physios and why everyone’s algorithm needs to relax

After rupturing my ACL in December, I chose to undertake a novel approach to ACL rehab and elect for a bracing protocol known as the Cross Brace Protocol (CBP) to attempt to heal my injury without surgery. 

GLA:D® is a structured program for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis that combines education with guided exercise

Nobody enjoys being injured, especially runners! Every runner knows the frustration of being sidelined with an injury.

Hamstring injuries are one of the most common sporting injuries, accounting for 10–26% of all acute injuries, and have one of the highest total time loss injuries across all sports due to high recurrence rates. 

What is the role of paediatric physiotherapy in the NDIS? Physiotherapy is more than just exercises—it’s freedom in movement, confidence in play, and dignity in independence.

Ankle fractures, or broken ankles, are common and occur when one or more of the bones in the ankle joint are broken. These bones are the tibia (shin bone), fibula (outer ankle bone) and talus.

Ever wondered what it’s really like to be a physio or what goes on behind the scenes at Shellharbour Physio? I'm here to give some insight into the day of a physio.

In August 2024, the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard was revised meaning you probably won’t be going under the knife.

Join me as I share my firsthand experiences from the Paris Olympics. From the initial overwhelming moments in the village to the excitement of race day.

Once upon a time in history, chronic neck pain, back pain, obesity, and arthritis were all put down to people spending too many years sitting with shoulders hunched, looking at keyboards, numbers on papers and more recently down at phones and tablets. The good news is this isn’t all true.

Engage in small bouts of exercise, or 'movement snacks', throughout your day. The beauty of this approach is there are no rules, you can do it your way!

Scoliosis is a lateral curve with rotation in the spine. It can occur at all ages but tends to appear in older children and adolescents, most of which are girls.

Part of training to be a Physiotherapist includes the use of therapeutic equipment such as ultrasound, traction and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS).

Even Physiotherapists can have tough injuries. Read about Kyle’s rare hip injury, post-surgery recovery & rehabilitation journey including Hydrotherapy.

Since the COVID lockdowns in 2020/2021, there has been a downturn in children between 3 – 14 undertaking individual and team sports across the country.

Avoid long-term issues, reach sports goals and maintain a high quality of life by strengthening your grip! Most people only need to strengthen a few types.

The consensus is that we benefit from more daily steps, but what's so great about walking and how can such a simple activity improve our overall health?

Ankle sprains are common musculoskeletal injuries caused by the ankle moving outside it's normal range of motion and stretching or tearing the ligaments.

When injured, it’s common to stop doing regular tasks, losing fitness and making it harder to do regular activities such as walking or doing laundry.

Scans report on any abnormalities and are used by physiotherapists to make informed decisions about treatment. However, pain may not be accurately reflected in a scan.

Hip replacement is a commonly performed major operation which can provide good outcomes. Here's what I've been doing 2.5 weeks after surgery.