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What Causes Shin Pain In Runners? And How Can A Running Physio Help?

Chris CP — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:45:56 +0000

Shin Splints, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, And Stress Fractures: What’s The Difference? Shin pain is a common problem for runners. It can range from mild to severe, and managing it well in the early stages is important to prevent it …

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How To Treat Sports Injuries

Chris CP — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:39:47 +0000

Got A Sprain, Strain Or Tear? Read The New Guidelines On What To Do. With winter sport pre-season and in-season programs being so disrupted by COVID, flu and wet weather this year, we are seeing more sprains, strains and tears …

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Exercise for injury prevention – What works best?

Chris CP — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:51:17 +0000

We’ve all heard the phrase prevention is better than cure. And in the case of injury management it is absolutely true. Injury prevention is cheaper, easily accessible and does not need much assistance. Injury treatment on the other hand is …

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Common Injuries in Kids Sport

Chris CP — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:36:54 +0000

COVID-19 has had a big impact on the social and physical health of our children. As restrictions are starting to ease, most kids are eagerly awaiting a return to sport. It looks like NSW could be returning to community sport …

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ACL: Surgical vs Non-Operative Management

Chris CP — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 03:09:46 +0000

The ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) makes up part of the internal structure of the tibiofemoral joint and is responsible for the overall stability of the knee joint. It is a dense bundle of connective tissue and is situated on the …

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Jumper’s Knee vs Runner’s Knee Part 3: Rehabilitation

Chris CP — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:34:40 +0000

There are a number of treatment options for both Jumper’s Knee and Runner’s Knee. All injuries need to be looked at individually and a number of factors need to be considered such as duration of symptoms, severity of symptoms, irritability …

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How To Treat Knee Meniscus Injuries

Chris CP — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:40:53 +0000

Diagnosis And Treatment Of Knee Meniscus Tears Meniscal tears are a common knee injury in both the sporting and the ageing populations. This injury has been linked to a 4-time increase in long-term risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA), so managing …

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Jumper’s Knee vs Runner’s Knee Part 1: What is the difference?

Chris CP — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:18:07 +0000

For more information please feel free to contact us, call us on 9280 2322 to chat to one of our physio’s, or book your appointment online.

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Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease

Chris CP — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:20:35 +0000

Osgood-Schlatter’s disease is a painful knee condition affecting adolescents between the ages of 10-14 years old. It mostly occurs in children who are very active and participate in sports with lots of running and jumping such as basketball, netball, soccer, …

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