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TSP011: Health Business Success with Paul Wright (Part 2)

February 27, 2013 by The Sports Physiotherapist Leave a Comment

In This Episode In this episode of the podcast I continue the interview with Paul Wright. In Part 2, of the interview we discuss: The 4 most successful and easy to implement external marketing strategies How to overcome barriers to implementing these successful strategies 5 of Paul’s business failures and what he learnt from them Why […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Free Resources, Podcast Tagged With: Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapist Blog, Sports Physiotherapy

Assessing Scapula Position

January 9, 2013 by The Sports Physiotherapist Leave a Comment

Introduction Sports physiotherapists regularly assess and treat shoulder pathologies. In my clinical practice, shoulders would place in the top 3 most common conditions (along with back and knee presentations). Given the frequency with which we see these problems, there is much interest in the best assessment and rehabilitation techniques for shoulder problems. This article will […]

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Sports Physiotherapy Tagged With: assessment, Shoulder, Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapy

Nordic Hamstring Exercises

November 21, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 1 Comment

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 for up to 12-16% of injuries (Hawkins et al., 2001; Warren et al., 2010). Dvorak and Astrid (2000) suggested that hamstring injuries occur at an […]

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Body Area, Exercise Prescription, Hip, Knee, Post Type, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Exercise, Hamstring, Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapy

Sideline Management of Abdominal Injuries

November 7, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 1 Comment

Sideline 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 around us, such as that available to James Sutherland at Wallabies games. Therefore, we are often the most highly trained “medical” staff at any given event, and when it comes to injured athletes the buck stops with us. This means we require knowledge on a variety of conditions that may not be “sports” injuries and many abdominal injuries may fall outside the expertise of a physio.

Filed Under: Article Review, Assessment, Blog, Rehabilitation, Spine, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, On-Field Physio, Sports injuries

Eccentric Training for Flexibility

October 17, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 3 Comments

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 limb flexibility are at greater risk of injury (Murphy et al., 2003). Thus, it would be logical that a program of regular stretching, which has been shown to improve lower limb flexibility (Harvey et al., 2002), would reduce this injury risk… wouldn’t it? Well, not conclusively…

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Exercise Prescription, Hip, Knee, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Exercise, Prevention, Sports injuries, Stretches, Treatment

Facilitating VMO Activation with Isometric Hip Adduction

August 16, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist Leave a Comment

It is no secret that sports physiotherapists and physical therapists across the world commonly assess and treat knee injuries. Of these injuries, patellofemoral pain is exceptionally common, accounting for 25% of all sports related knee injuries (Fredericson & Yoon, 2006). In fact, patellofemoral pain syndrome is the most commonly reported injury sustained by runners (Taunton et al., 2002). As many of the aetiological factors that contribute to patellofemoral pain syndrome have not been clearly identified, decision making regarding appropriate rehabilitation and treatment can often be challenging. This article will discuss the use of isometric adduction during closed kinetic chain lower limb exercises to facilitate vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) activation.

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Exercise Prescription, Knee, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Exercise, Knee, Muscle Injury, Sports injuries, Treatment

Functional Strength and Training

August 2, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 1 Comment

Functional Strength and Training

You know what I’ve learned after talking to incredible sports physiotherapists and sports medicine professionals, attending numerous professional development courses, conferences and seminars and reading many books: there is so much that I don’t know. And I say that without reservation, as I know that it is impossible to stay at the forefront of current practice and research in all fields of sports medicine. There is just not enough hours in the day. Fortunately, I also know not to pass up opportunities to learn from experts in a given field. Thus, I would like to introduce you to Michael Boyle.

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Body Area, Condition Review, Exercise Prescription, Resources, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, Video Posts Tagged With: Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapist Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Sports Physiotherapy Blog, Sports Physiotherapy Interest

The Importance of Macro and Micro Management In Sports Physiotherapy

June 14, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 2 Comments

Can we get better results? The answer is yes. I am certain that following many physiotherapy or physical therapy treatments there is something else that could have been done or said that would allow the patient to get better results. Unfortunately, most physiotherapists do not have all day to spend with one patient, and are thus limited in what they can do. We just want to hope that we can efficiently deliver the best possible treatment or intervention in any given environment. This is why prioritising treatments and using Pareto’s Law can be quite important.

Filed Under: Blog, Physio Issues, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapist Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Sports Physiotherapy Interest

Forefoot Running for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

May 30, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 3 Comments

Forefoot Running for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

As sports physiotherapists we treat all sorts of patients that want to do crazy things. You know… run, swim and ride all day and even climb mountains and cliffs. Many of these athletes are young and physically active, and they strive to push their body to its physical limits. A well recognised condition to affect this group of people is chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS). In fact, eighty-seven percent of patients with CECS participate in sports, and runners account for 69% of these cases Thus, sports physiotherapists, particularly those that deal with endurance sports, will assess and treat this condition with considerable frequency. This article discusses new research on changing biomechanics to manage CECS.

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Exercise Prescription, Foot and Ankle, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Exercise, Overuse Injury, Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Treatment

Osgood Schlatters Disease: Diagnosis and Management

March 21, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 8 Comments

Osgood Schlatters Disease: Diagnosis and Management

Any physiotherapist working with academy footballers will know that these players are at risk of overuse injuries due to their immature musculoskeletal systems (1). However, it is imperative that therapists can confidently identify when the players require a therapeutic intervention rather than dismissing their symptoms as ‘growing pains’. It has been found that 5% of all injuries in football academies are due to overuse (1), as some young footballers will partake in high volumes of physical activity. This article will discuss the evidence based management of Osgood-Schlatters condition.

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Knee, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: EBP, Knee, Sports injuries, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment

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