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On Loading: Overheard Phrases
4 Ways To Reduce The Risk of Muscle Strains
Things Your Physio Wishes You Knew About Travelling
Manual Therapy, Electrotherapy and Movement!
Manual Therapy, Electrotherapy and Movement!
6 Things To Know About Tendinopathies
The Samford Support Network and Holly's Story
THIS IS NOT YOGA
Hydration During Exercise
Running: It's not just one foot in front of the other!
Running: It's not just one foot in front of the other!
Ditch the Detox
Ditch the Detox
Could Qi Gong and Tai Chi be just what you need?
Could Qi Gong and Tai Chi be just what you need?

How do Qi Gong and Tai Chi stack up to other forms of therapy for people with other forms of chronic disease? Some great researchers have luckily helped us with this question. First... a few details on what Qi Gong and Tai Chi actually are, and then a quick summary of their benefits!
Pokémon Go
3 Simple Tips to Help A Baby Learn to Crawl
3 Simple Tips to Help A Baby Learn to Crawl

3 simple tips to help a baby learn to crawl!

 

This week’s blog is a chance to share a few simple but very effective ideas on how to help a baby progress to crawling. 
What Physiotherapy Isn't
Joint Replacement- What Can I Do?
The issue with Tendinopathies
Chewing The Fat
How to Best Help a ‘Clumsy’ Child!
How to Best Help a ‘Clumsy’ Child!
Why is Exercise Good for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
Whole Body Cryotherapy- What is it?

Cryotherapy - what is it?

W-sitting? Don't stress, read this...
W-sitting? Don't stress, read this...
The Beauty of Doing The Small Things
Do standing desks stack up?
Do standing desks stack up?
Infant Milestones: Worth stressing about?
Infant Milestones: Worth stressing about?

Especially in the first two years, parents are very often on the receiving end of the ‘how are they?’ and ‘are they doing x yet?’ double. Instead of x, insert any key milestone or achievement. Are they rolling yet? Are they sitting yet? Are they talking, crawling, eating, smiling, walking, or drawing yet?

Stand Up and Be Strong
Stand Up and Be Strong
Desk Jockeys Back
Desk Jockeys Back

I wanted to take you through a common “type” of back pain which too often is mis treated - namely we take care of the symptoms and not the actual cause of what is going on. I refer to this type of patient as a desk jockey.

Fitness Trackers - Do they make us more healthy?
Fitness Trackers - Do they make us more healthy?

So, I took the dive and invested in a Fitness Tracker. My weapon of choice is a popular one, apparently: a FitBit Charge HR. I like it because it challenges me to compete against my past self. And so far, it’s working for me! (Also it’s great for letting my know someone is ringing me when my phone is on vibrate and hiding in the bottom of my handbag, but that’s another story.) 

Weighing In On The 'Obesity Epidemic'
Weighing In On The 'Obesity Epidemic'
Tummy Time: Ever wondered why all the fuss?
Tummy Time: Ever wondered why all the fuss?

Tummy time is not a one-size-fits-all concept and it is more than just putting your baby flat on the floor. 

My Experience with Chronic Disease
My Experience with Chronic Disease

My experience with Chronic Disease

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Big game for Rangers Tonight! FFA Cup Round 4 versus Rochdale Rovers. Rochdale play in the Brisbane Premier League so tonight is certainly a test, but the boys are ready to give it a crack and cause an upset!
Throw back to just before the Easter break! Tim was lucky to be able to present to a group of parents with young kids on the topic of “Building resilient bodies and reducing injuries”. It was part of a great evening organised by Genesis College aimed at educating parents to help their kids develop sound skills for life. Often there is a lot of stress and worry around pain and injuries in young children so we have included a few video snippets of Tim discussing the what why when and how around childhood movement, why encouraging and challenge patterns in kids is a good idea and factors affecting those 2 subjects. Tim is seeing kids at our Samford and Bray Park practices and we are lucky to have such a unique skill set within our team.
Smile! The weekend may nearing a close but we have 1 week left of Easter Holidays! That means 1 week to get out with your family and to enjoy some time doing what you love. Be that the Comm Games, or like Amos running around like a wild child, we hope you have a great week 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Holidays are for drawing and exploring.
Happy Easter 🐣 We are mainly shut this weekend apart from any prebooked appointment and training sessions. We hope you have a relaxing and fun filled long weekend. We are back on deck on Tuesday. Ready to keep you moving 🤼‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️🏄🏻‍♀️🏇🏿⛹🏾‍♂️🤺🧗🏿‍♂️🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️
Chari likes a few things - Bodhi and Doug ❤️😘 The Boys in her life. - Food - The All Blacks - Good Rugby - Sport - Training - Physio - Colourful clothing! Well, the last one is perhaps not 100% correct, but the rest are. We are very proud of Chari for being selected to take part in the Comm Games where she will be based at training venues pre games for acute injury management. Chari will be undertaking triage and will also be involved with the rugby 7s both for sideline and onfield management. Keep an eye out for Chari if you are watching the rugby and attending the games. We know there are some great sports to watch in what looks like an excellent event for Queensland and Australia.
Working as a team, for the team. Saturdays in the sun, helping the boys play at their best. It’s what football physio is all about.
We love a good news story! We are pumped to share the news that a local Ranger and kick ass football player Alex Mcgrow has been selected to play in the Special Olympics National Games. We were really happy to provide some small sponsorship to help Alex Represent Queensland at the games. He had to raise a significant amount of money so every little helped! We know Alex will play his heart out and we can’t wait to see The pictures of Alex scoring some crackers!
We don’t believe in tricks, re-aligning spines with magic touches, or creating poor beliefs with our clients (keeping them passive as we “fix”them for example). We certainly don’t worship or claim to be “gurus”. Just good Physio’s trying to help people. We understand that our bodies are strong and resilient, they need to be challenged to create change. This is no different with injury or without injury. The pic and video highlight this. This young gentlemen came in with significant issues on MRI of his shoulder. He was unable to raise his arm past 60 degrees initially. The first video demonstrates 1 of his 2 exercises to be done daily. A little weight just off painful range and to work it for an agreed time. After doing 2 sets his shoulder range improved dramatically! No magic tricks needed! No hands on therapy was given and this young gentlemen diligently did his work over 2 weeks with some encouragement and advice from our team. The picture shows his range he had achieved (pain free on the day and maintained 4 weeks after). Physio is best when it’s simple, non fear inducing and guiding people towards what they can do. Stay on the move!
We are super proud of TMT regular (At our Football Injury reduction Group) Sam Young who has just made the final cut for the NW school Districts, hopefully on the path to State Football! Sam has recently faced a decent injury scare with real bravery and maturity for a young man. Instead of being deflated, Sam asked what he could do, listened to our team and worked hard on his rehab to get him in place for his trials. Sam plays at the for Moreton Bay United in the SAP program and is an avid Man City Fan. Well done Sammy! Can’t wait to see how far you can go!
Today we reflected as a team about the past weekend during our physio huddle. We hosted Adam Meakins AKA The Sports Physio (Insta @adammeakins) for his Course- The Shoulder Complex. We had 50 physios at our Perform 360 venue and it was a blast. There were plenty of takeaways and realistic thoughts on what we actually do as physios. We praised the gods of neuromodulation, moved and above all had a blast on a course that didn’t leave us shattered by the end of it! Tonight our shoulder rehab group are in for some treats!
It’s doesn’t count as work when you love the team you get to work with. Weekend fun with the TMT crew.