Physiotherapy

It is well known that females are much more susceptible to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than males, in fact, across the first two seasons of the women’s Australian Football League (AFLW) the rates were 6.2 and 9.2 times higher than the men’s league (AFLM) in the same years.

Osteoarthritis affects approximately 2.2 million Australians, or 9.3% of the population. Read what to do about it!

Off season is typically a good time to fit in 3-4 strength and running sessions per week. If you haven’t included any strength work, it’s never too late to start! 

Our Physio team answer your questions: “I recently began jogging every morning and have just been diagnosed with a stress fracture in my foot. How did it develop and how long should I stay off it?”

Do you find yourself digging your fingers in around your jaw? Perhaps you wake with stiffness in the jaw, suffer from headaches, ear pain or even the feeling of an itchy, irritated throat? Yep, all of these and other symptoms can fall under the term commonly referred to as TMJ or TMD. So what does all of that mean, and more importantly, what can be done to relieve this pain?