Exercise with Your Dog
Many people find that dogs are their perfect exercise partners. There’s some science and data to explain why this relationship works. Here’s some good reasons to make your dog part of your exercise routine.
Losing Weight on the Anti-Gravity Treadmill
Walking and running are great ways to exercise. Because they are weightbearing exercises they are great for bone health and joint health. They can be a great cardiovascular workout and can burn calories and assist with weight loss.
The health benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness
This article in the British Columbia medical Journal 2016 examined the health benefits of high levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness.
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The IOC consensus statement on youth athletic development
Even though the benefits of physical activity for young people is unquestioned, implementing widespread sustainable and fun participation and success is still challenging. These challenges present for all stakeholders including coaches, parents, and most importantly the athlete themselves. It is complicated by gender issues, variance in biological maturity, and therefore different responses to training, very injury types and risks, and different psychological needs
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The Real Cause of Many Sports Injuries
Why can one person compete in an Ironman triathlon without injury while person of the same gender and age can become injured from a short run? Why do so many injuries occur at the beginning of the season? Why are there sudden increases in injury rates after increasing intensity? Why do some teams seem more injury-proof than others? Why in the clinic do we now see more injuries in teenagers that we did 20 years ago?
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Cancer & Exercise
Cancer is a major public health concern in Australia. One in two Australians over the age of 85 years will develop cancer.1 Causes of cancer are multifactorial. Participating in exercise can assist with reducing the likelihood of the development of cancer (particularly breast and colorectal cancers). Exercise has also been associated with benefits during and following treatment of cancer.2
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Benefits of Exercise and Choices on Aging
It is common to see 2 people of the same age and have them look more than 10 years different. A lot of things are responsible for this including genetics, but we know one thing for sure, the person who exercise and makes good dietary and other health choices is going to look younger than the one who does not
Preventing Hamstring Strains
People who are in running sports are particularly prone to these, particularly AFL and soccer. They can leave you out for up to 3 months and once you have had a hamstring tear your risk of reinjury is relatively high.
The Health Benefits of Swimming
A new study that evidences the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming has been released by Swim England
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Does Cold Weather Make Arthritis Worse?
Some patients swear that they can predict the weather from the behaviour of their arthritic joints or they complain the joints get worse in winter. What is the truth?
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The effectiveness of pre-activity stretching on injury rates in sport
As our society becomes more sedentary, the importance of physical activity and sport has become perhaps even more important for public health. There are enormous benefits in regular exercise and sport including improvements in lean muscle mass, improved blood markers, enhanced respiratory capacity, reduced obesity and improved blood sugar.
10 Things Not To Do If You Have Lower Limb Tendon Pain
Tendon pain is one of the most common things dealt with in a Physio clinic. Examples included rotator cuff pain, Achilles tendon pain and the lateral elbow or tennis elbow. Physio and researcher Jill Cook provides these tips.
How to Limit the Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle
Moving your body at least every half an hour could help to limit the harmful effects of desk jobs and other sedentary lifestyles, research has revealed. The study found that both greater overall time spent inactive in a day, and longer periods of inactivity were linked to an increased risk of death.
Osteoporosis
In this blog post we will address the issue of Osteoporosis, looking at how it is measured, and what the recommendations are for Vitamin D, Exercise and sun exposure.
Orthotics and the treatment of patellofemoral pain
Patellofemoral pain syndrome or pain arising from the front of the knee is common in both athletes and the non-athletic population. One survey of over 2000 runners presenting to a sports medicine Centre it accounted for 19% of running injuries. It is present in as much as 25% of the general nonathletic population and although it occurs in all age groups is more common during adolescence and young adults.
How to Manage a Lumbar Herniated Discs
It is common in clinical practice to be faced with patients who have indications that they have a lumbar herniated disc. This is often accompanied by nerve root compression and significant pain particularly pain, pins and needles and numbness. This is a common problem, but in spite of this understanding of the cause and treatment options is still poor in the community and in some parts of the medical profession and allied health.
The Next Evolutionary Phase in Unweighted Rehab - Alter G
Unweighted rehab has traditionally been accomplished through aquatic therapy (pool time) or harness systems. Unweighting can be useful in the rehabilitation of various mala- dies. The technique allows earlier and more intensive active exercise therapy before patients are ready for full weightbearing.
Anterior Cruciate Injuries in Children and Teenagers
Over the last two decades the number of ACL injuries amongst children and adolescents has increased by 2.3% per year. The ACL is an important ligament, and provides stability to the knee in situations which involve rotation and hyper-extension. The stability provides protects the meniscus and joint surfaces. Any damage to a meniscus in the knee can increase joint contact stresses by up to 500% and in many cases can be a predisposing factor for osteoarthritis later in life. Osteoarthritic changes are often seen at 10 years post injury.
Evidence-based Medicine Practice in Sports Physical Therapy
This commentary from The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy in 2012, by Manske, and Lehecka, argues provides an excellent commentary on the value of evidence-based practice in Sports Physical Therapy. This text is a summary of this article.
Use of Braces in the Treatment of Knee Pain
Common questions we are asked about knee braces
Promoting improved clinical and business outcomes through work-based learning
It is well recognised in practice and in the literature Eraut (1998) that a formal education and training provide only a small part of the preparation for work. This is evident with healthcare, in allied health, where Physiotherapy achieve the technical competency for a qualification, yet present to work lacking both technical skills and higher order transferrable skills.
