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The use of ultrasound therapy is widespread in sports physiotherapy and physical therapy practice. In most cases it is used as an adjunctive therapy to other forms of treatment and rehabilitation. This, unfortunately, is in the absence of well-designed clinical trials demonstrating any significant improvement in human function. This article will discuss recent research on […]

Resistance Training in Adolescents: Part One Posted on 24. Jul, 2011 by The Sports Physiotherapist in Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Introduction Kids pumping iron? Is this safe? Would you want your children or young clients undertaking resistance training as part of their performance enhancing or injury prevention programs? This is a questions that many sports

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 limb flexibility are at greater risk of injury (Murphy et al., 2003). Thus, it would be logical that a program of

Introduction 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 around us, such as that available to James Sutherland at Wallabies games. Therefore, we are often the most highly trained “medical” staff at

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 around us, such as that available to James Sutherland at Wallabies games. Therefore, we are often the most highly trained “medical” staff at

Introduction Cuboid Syndrome is defined as minor disruption or subluxation of the structural congruity of the calcaneocuboid portion of the mid-tarsal joint (Blakeslee and Morris, 1987). Now, that is quite a wordy definition which essential means the subluxation of the cuboid from its natural position. Whilst you may feel that this condition is rare, it

Resistance Training in Adolescents: Part Three Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by The Sports Physiotherapist in Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Introduction As we all know, good things come in threes. This is the third and final post on resistance training in adolescents. If you have not yet read the first two articles, check them out

Kienbock’s Disease is a rare and infrequently discussed source of wrist pain that you could definitely encounter in your clinical practice. The condition is named after the Viennese radiologist Robert Kienbock who presented his findings on the disorder in his 1910 publication ‘Concerning traumatic malacia of the lunate and its consequences’. This condition, discussed in

Rotator Cuff Activity During Shoulder Adduction Exercises Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by The Sports Physiotherapist in Diagnosis, Muscle Injury, Research, Sports Injuries, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment INTRODUCTION When I say optimal shoulder function what do you think? My guess for many of you it is likely ‘rotator cuff function’ (yeah, for some it may be

As sports physiotherapists we assess, diagnose and rehabilitate a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions. Obviously we all see a myriad of conditions which are quite easy to diagnose and are quick to rehabilitate. This is the ideal situation for both the athlete and physiotherapist as the return to play timeframes are short. However, as we