Eccentric Training for Flexibility
How regularly do you treat injured athletes with reduced lower limb flexibility? The answer from many of you would likely be all day long! It has been well established that athletes with reduced lower...
View ArticleSideline Management of Abdominal Injuries
Many of the world's sports physical therapists and physiotherapists spend their weekends at sporting events around the world. Unfortunately, many of us do not have the support of a huge medical team...
View ArticleNordic Hamstring Exercises
Introduction Hamstring strains are commonly assessed and treated in the world of sports physiotherapy. They represent the most common injury in a number of sports, including AFL and soccer, accounting...
View ArticleDoes A Forefoot Strike Pattern Reduce Injury?
Aerobic exercise, particularly in the form of running, has become more popular with the general population over the last few decades. Unfortunately, this increase in healthy exercise may come at a cost...
View ArticlePredicting Recurrent Patellar Instability in Paediatric/Adolescent Patients
Those in the world of sports physiotherapy would be aware of the frequency with which we encounter episodes of patellar instability. Whilst much research is performed in the adult population, it is...
View ArticleWhat Arnold Schwarzenegger Taught Me About Scapular Rehabilitation
Now, we have discussed Arnold Schwarzenegger on this site before, in a post about the psychology of sports injury and physiotherapy. However, it seems that man was quite the insightful gentleman. In...
View ArticleComparing 2 Rehabilitation Programs for Hamstring Injuries
Many sports physiotherapists rehabilitate hamstring injuries on a daily basis. Unfortunately, they can be very tricky to fully and definitively rehabilitate fully and reported re-injury rates are as...
View ArticleManual Therapy for Inversion Ankle Sprains
Ankle sprains are very common in the practice of sports physiotherapy. However, unfortunately many patients go on to have long term problems. This has lead to the development of many proposed...
View ArticleSnapping Scapula Syndrome (Scapulothoracic Bursitis): Assessment and Management
Have you ever heard of snapping scapula syndrome? If you answered no, I would not be too surprised. Whilst this condition is more common than you may think, it seems to be underappreciated within the...
View ArticleRadial Tunnel Syndrome: Assessment and Management
Radial tunnel syndrome is rare, it is challenging to differentially diagnose and can be a monster to manage. If you have a recalcitrant case of tennis elbow then this post will interest you! This...
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