Praxis What You Preach Blogs
FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || All rotator cuffs tears need surgery.
Answer: FICTION. The devil is in the detail! The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles that aid in providing stability through range for the shoulder joint, particularly overhead. There are multiple risk factors for RC tears, but most are down to overactivity of the...
FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || Overuse injuries need rest and are because I’m doing too much
ANSWER: FICTION (Mostly - stay with us here) 🙊 Do you keep getting injured when you get back into your usual training after a period of rest 😤? The first graph shows a 65-day cycle of an Olympic athlete. The red lines indicate when the athlete was injured. Looking at...
Stingers AKA Neural traction injuries
SUMMARY: Stingers are essentially a tractioning of the neural system This can cause pain, movement and sensation changes Chronic traction to the nervous system can have a cumulative effect on nerve function The more damage to the nerve, the more serious the outcome We...
FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || I’m too old to lift weights!
Answer: FICTION 🙊 Progressive strength training in the elderly (>60 years) is efficient, even with higher intensities, to improve bone health, pack on muscle and retain function. And not surprisingly, side effects are rare! Strength training increases muscle strength...
FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || Knee Pain and Scans
Answer: FICTION 🙊 “Osteoarthritis” is a common term that gets used by our patients as an explanation of their knee pain. But is this always the case 🤔? 🔍In a recent systematic review estimates of osteoarthritis feature prevalence on MRI among asymptomatic uninjured...
Shoulder Pain
Do you have a 'good' and 'bad' shoulder? Have you been putting up with that grumbly shoulder for weeks, months or even years? Shoulder pain can but a real dampener on your activity levels - but it doesn't need to! We at Praxis, pride ourselves on taking the time to...
Lower Back Pain
Sharp catch of pain? Ongoing aches? Trouble getting out of bed or with long car rides? Stiff and sore when you are bending over to pick things up? Referred pain into you legs? If you've experienced any of these symptoms recently you are not alone. Lower back pain is a...
Sporting Injuries
Are you a weekend warrior who is plagued by injury or an aspiring athlete trying to find that extra 1% or somewhere in between? We know how frustrating it can sitting on the side lines and not being able to be involved in the things that make you happy. All the Praxis...
Shin Splints | Physio Guide to Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
SUMMARY Shin splints are essentially an overuse injury Numerous factors contribute to symptoms but mainly involving the poor control of force through the lower limbs Important to stop symptoms to avoid developing stress fractures, which require lengthier time away...
Fact or Fiction – Preseason Training
Answer - FACT With preseason training just around the corner, this blog is a timely reminder that turning up to preseason training consistently will give athletes the best chance of being able to play most games next year. Murray et al (2017) reported that AFL players...
Fact or Fiction – Strength Training
I’ve been doing my exercises for two weeks religiously and I’m no stronger! This will never work! ANSWER: Fiction How long does it take to have strength gains? The answer is actually in two parts. Increasing muscle size (hypertrophy) takes a minimum of 6 weeks, and...
Chronic Groin Pain (Athletic Pubalgia)
GROIN PAIN Groin pain, referred to also as athletic pubalgia, is a common problem for a number of athletes, particularly those who engage in sports that require specific use (or overuse) of lower abdominal muscles and the proximal muscles of the thigh. Predominantly,...
Podcast
PODCAST Something a little different for Praxis Physio recently with our principal physio Stephen, having a chat with Matt from Back Yourself fitness. The latest episode is all about rehab, recovery, Praxis Pilates and physio assessments. Some interesting stories...
FACT OR FICTION: Meniscus Tears and knee surgery
All meniscal tears need surgery 🤔🔪🔪🔪🔪 ???ANSWER: FICTION In a recent meta-analysis (multiple studies combined), Kise and colleagues concluded that a small but inconsequential benefit is seen from treatment interventions that involve arthroscopy. However, this small...
ROTATOR CUFF TEARS || Do I Need Surgery?
That age old question in which the answers seems to be becoming increasingly more difficult to answer. We have looked over the research and tried to simply things for those who are unsure about what to do with their shoulder. SUMMARY: A rotator cuff (RC) tear is a...
FACT OR FICTION – I’m in pain, I’m damaging something
FICTION! Stay with me on this one as it can be confusing. Pain = An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. The best way to sum it up is the above photo. This unlucky gent stuck a nail through his shoe. He was in...
FACT OR FICTION: Is running bad for your knees
We at Praxis think that patient education is the cornerstone of good physiotherapy. We particularly enjoy discussing people's understanding of their injuries or the beliefs around certain activities. As such we are starting "Fact or Fiction Friday's" in which we...
Pilates: Mat vs Reformer Pilates (Part 2 of 3)
In part one, we unearthed that pilates has a role to play in reducing the severity of chronic lower back pain. In part two, we tackle a common question from our patients and delve further into the research to see if there is a difference between mat and reformer...
Pilates: Reforming our back pain rehabilitation (Part 1 of 3)
With our 30 day pilates challenge starting today, we thought we would take a look at why we love pilates so much for our patients, and what some of the benefits are. Part 1 looks at how pilates affect those with chronic lower back pain. Part 2 looks at the difference...
Kicking Goals! Praxis looks at AFL kicking mechanics
KICKING As per usual the Praxis team delved into an area of clinical interest to better understand the demands of our athletes. Last session we discussed throwing technique which you can read about here. SUMMARY There are differences in kicking techniques when...
Congratulations Nancy!
GRADUATION A massive congratulations to our resident remedial massage guru Nancy! She recently "doffed the cap" during her graduation ceremony. Nancy successfully completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Myotherapy) at the Endeavour College of Natural Health....
Throwing Injuries
THROWING This week in professional development session, our physio team delved into throwing techniques and links to injury. Proper throwing mechanics are important to understand as they may enable an athlete to achieve maximum performance with minimum chance of...
Praxis in the Alice
ALICE SPRINGS Cam and Steve finish their week at the National Indigenous Cricket Carnival (NICC) as the central Physiotherapists representing Cricket Australia and Praxis. The NICC has been created to further advance and develop Indigenous cricket. The competition...
Private Health and Pilates – Changes for April 1st 2019
SUMMARY: Private Health Rebates don't apply for Pilates after the 1st of April After April 1, Members can still claim private health for Pilates when classes are lead by a physio The term "Clinical Pilates" will be replaced with "Physiotherapy Exercise Sessions" To...