The Sports Medicine Australia Conference 2016 was held down in Melbourne and as many of you may know Bobbie-Jo attended it. Here one of her colleagues, Mick Hughes a sport physiotherapist from Melbourne, has written a nice blog summing up what he thought were the most interesting points from the
Some injuries can be known to be problematic even at night. At the time when the body is due to shut down for replenishing, there is nothing worse than having to deal with constant nagging pain. It quite often keeps people up resulting in less rest, increased tiredness, low mood.
The sural nerve is a sensory nerve in the lower leg that lies close to the small saphenous vein, situated in the calf. As the bundle of fibers form a branch of the femoral nerve, it is also known as “short saphenous nerve”. It comes off branches of the sciatic
Soak up the sun: The problem with depleting levels of Vitamin D. Just when we thought we had it all figured out with the slipping, slopping and slapping. The latest buzz in the Aussie Health world is a rising concern for the lack of Vitamin D in our systems. It
Did you go out last weekend and find that you were the least co-ordinated person on the dance floor? Well, your fitness challenge for this weekend is to learn to dance. Not only is dance excellent for improving injury prevention it is also a great way to get your body in
Two words. Alignment; symmetry. As a physiotherapist in Brisbane (a city populated by relatively health conscious people), have discovered that many people are concerned about mal-alignment and asymmetry; the effect body alignment has on overall health. It appears that several people are under the impression that they come to the
I came across a study about re-spraining ankles on my lunch break the other day. As a practicing physiotherapist, I understand how difficult treating ankle sprains can be. I tend to a fair few people with similar complaints; “I rolled my ankle”, “I twisted it” and my personal favourite “I’ve
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare progressive disease of connective tissue that occurs due to a genetic mutation in the body. While little is known about the pathophysiology of the condition, it is known that the mutation occurs in the ACVR1/ALK2 gene. Occurring in approximately one in two
PAIN THAT MOVES – A BLOG ABOUT ‘REFERRED PAIN’ AND HOW IT WORKS We often have patients complaining of neck and back pains that refer to different areas such as their arms or legs; when pain caused by one area of the body is felt in a different location this is
The Pivotal Motion Physiotherapy exercise programs we design are crafted with care and tailored to maximising your quality of life and movement potential. This is achieved through a combination of methods including health promotion, injury prevention, treatment and intervention, and rehabilitation. The rehabilitation physiotherapists at Pivotal Motion Physiotherapy are highly qualified
