Our blog is here to provide free information to everyone who requires it. At the Sports Focus Physio blog archives, you’ll find information, news and updates about us, as well as other important and interesting articles about all things physio.
Don’t forget to check back in regularly to ensure you don’t miss out.
Hydrotherapy in Sydney Exercising in warm water is one of the best forms of alternative therapy, and there’s a good reason this methodology has been used for thousands of years. Studies have found that hydrotherapy is beneficial for many kinds of musculoskeletal conditions including chronic pain and arthritis. It especially helps arthritis sufferers as the [...]
Benefits of Hydrotherapy At Sports Focus, we use hydrotherapy (aquatic physiotherapy) to help rehabilitate musculoskeletal conditions. It is helpful for orthopaedic, spinal and arthritic conditions as well as sports injuries, work-related injuries and neurological conditions. Support of body weight The immediate benefit of choosing this treatment option is the reduced effect of gravity on the [...]
Physiotherapy for Golfers Almost 1 million Australians play golf, making it one of the highest participation sports nationally. Unfortunately, this means that golf-related injuries are also common. Both professional and amateur golfers may experience lower back pain from play, and this lower back pain contributes to about 25% of all golfing injuries. In casual golfers, [...]
Thoracic Spine and Shoulder Pain Shoulder pain is a very common condition that affects those from all walks of life. Shoulder injuries can be chronic or acute, and the recovery time can range from as little as a few days to frustrating long-term. The anatomy of the shoulder joint is complex, allowing the upper limb [...]
Sports Physiotherapy in Sydney CBD While you can’t prevent all sports injuries from occurring, you can reduce the risk. Some of the most important things you can do to avoid sports injuries include: warming up properly before exercising, using the correct equipment, not exceeding your limits seeking professional guidance from a sports physiotherapist to learn [...]
Leg Cramps During Pregnancy Leg cramps during pregnancy are common and normal but can certainly be uncomfortable. Leg muscle cramps usually start occurring during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Knowing what to do when a cramp appears, and how to prevent more from occurring, can make your pregnancy more comfortable. We’ll take you [...]
Exercise Physiology Benefits Exercise physiology involves analysing your fitness in order to help you improve your health. This treatment option is used not only to treat illness and chronic conditions but is also used to plan exercise programs for all kinds of athletes. An exercise physiologist can support patients across a wide range of fitness [...]
The Kinetic Chain Nearly everyone gets back or neck pain at some stage in their lives, but we all get it at different a point in our kinetic chain. Some people with a sprained toe feel sore in the toe, get it treated and have no further problems. Others don’t notice the toe pain because [...]
Tips for a Healthy Back In this day and age, sedentary stressful jobs and fast food options have unfortunately become the norm in our western world. Our poor lifestyle choices due to increasingly busy schedules make us more susceptible to nonspecific lower back pain. Non-specific lower back pain is defined as lower back pain which [...]
How Shockwave Therapy Works If you’ve read our previous blog on the Benefits of Shockwave Therapy, you will know how effective this non-invasive treatment can be. This treatment option is being offered at our Wynyard, Northbridge, Castle Hill and Liverpool physiotherapy locations. It can be used to treat persistent musculoskeletal conditions. How does shockwave therapy [...]
