Category Archives: Sports Injuries

Groin Strains – what are they and how are they treated?

What is a Groin Strain? Sports injuries to the groin are all too common these days – despite their highly preventable nature. Too few participants take adequate precautions prior to engaging in sport, which results in weakness of the tendons … Continue reading →

Shoulder Dislocation and Subluxation: what happens and what should I do?

Shoulder subluxation or dislocation is a common injury experienced by water polo players. It occurs when the shoulder is forcibly rotated or pulled out of its normal movement limits either by an external force, such as another players’ arm, or … Continue reading →

Sports-related growing pains

In my last post I talked about the type of growing pains that can happen during the night in children and adolescents. For this next post, I want to talk about the other commonly seen conditions that are also often … Continue reading →

The high ankle sprain – will the All Black be back in 6 weeks?

Here in New Zealand, we are all hanging out for the daily sports news broadcasts,to hear the progress or not of one of our beloved All Blacks, Kieran Read, who has suffered what is known as a high ankle sprain. … Continue reading →

Eccentric hamstring strengthening following soccer injuries

One of the most common and frustrating injuries I see when with working with football/soccer players is the good old hamstring strain/tear. It’s an injury that occurs most commonly when the hip is flexed and the knee extending, eg. when … Continue reading →

Avoiding injury from shoulder exercises at the gym

One of the most common injuries that we see in our clinic is shoulder impingement syndrome, which is characterized by a pinching sharp pain in the lateral shoulder and upper arm region, often with overhead activities, side lying or reaching … Continue reading →

Concussion – what you need to know about.

There has been a lot of media recently, particularly in the Australian National Rugby League, about concussion in sports people.  So what exactly is concussion? Concussion occurs whenthe brain suddenly shifts inside the skull and then knocks against the skull’s bony … Continue reading →

Should I get my ACL surgically repaired?

As a physiotherapist and recipient of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgical reconstruction of the knee over 3 years ago, I can tell you from the start that this is a big choice to make. Tearing the ACL is an … Continue reading →

Return to football after ACL surgery: 12 months on what is the likelihood?

The good people over at The Science of Soccer Online have written a good  post regarding return to football following ACL reconstruction after 12 months. The basic premise is that while people may be clinically ready to return in terms … Continue reading →

Balance bands/Power bands finally exposed as a scam (thank goodness)!)

It’s great to see that The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (now there’s a mouthful) have finally exposed these so-called Balance Bands as the scam they so obviously are. No longer will we have to put up with the ridiculous … Continue reading →

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