Busted Myths & Broken Bones
A Blog About Injuries & Rehab
The Throwers Shoulder & The ‘Ten’
Throwing overhead places enormous strain on the shoulder, especially during the deceleration phase. This article breaks down why injuries like labral tears and biceps tendon issues are common in throwers, and introduces a targeted exercise program to improve shoulder stability and reduce injury risk.
Physiotherapy Behind The Scenes
Within the Allied Health community a common term is “You don’t know what you don’t know” which refers to only being able to assess and treat conditions or injuries that you are aware of in ways that are more likely to be effective. Continuous learning in a variety of areas, research and implementing changes based on this is the way we stay current and aware of different or more severe signs and symptoms patients bring into the clinic.
Shoulder Dislocations & Their Management
Shoulder Dislocations Are A Common Sporting Injury But What Is It Exactly & How Does A Surgical Repair Compare With Conservative Treatment?
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
A commonly misdiagnosed condition, Frozen Shoulder affects 2-5% of the population.
Jesse Dean (Physio) has looked in to the research to share with you the causes, symptoms & treatments available.
Cervical Disc Bulge & Radiculopathy
The neck (cervical spine) is an important part of our anatomy. Not only gives us a large range of movement for our neck, but it provides protection for the blood supply to our brain and the nerves that drive our arms.
Compression or irritation of the nerves can lead to a Radiculopathy which is of neurological signs, typically found down the arm.
This blog is all about your nerve roots, the discs and all the bits and bobs between!
Prevention Is The Best Medicine
Injury prevention is one of the most important steps an athlete can take. Jesse Dean (physio) works with Scott who is one of Richmond Rehab’s sponsored athletes.
This blog follows the initial screening of a running athlete in their lead up to a big event.
Patient Profile: Meet Amelia
Pre-surgery, Jesse developed a program to strengthen Amelia’s non-injured leg/ hip which would support her recovery and as instructed by the surgeon, began her post-surgery rehab program two weeks after the operation.
Injuries in Hairdressing
As a result of prolonged and repeated lockdowns, we have realised how important our hairdresser or favourite barber is to our health and wellbeing, but we rarely think about the injury and occupational burnout that is highly prevalent in this occupation.
Patient Profile: Meet Susan
Susan’s road to recovery is a long one but she’s determined and can already to do things she couldn’t, like getting in and out of the bath and tying her shoes.
Shoulder Injuries in Tennis Players
Regardless of your level of play, you’re likely to experience injuries when completing repetitive load in positions that require high levels of stability and the shoulder in tennis players is a prime example,
Injuries In Australian Rules Football
Injuries will always be a part of sport and according to the statistics, Australian Rules Football or AFL tops the list nationwide.