Physiotherapy Blog. Sharing knowledge & Encouraging growth.
We are excited to welcome Tonya Jones to share a guest piece about the management of osteoporosis through progressive resistance training and to learn how skilled-physiotherapists are helping patients improve bone density through exercise therapy.
Read MoreA reflective blog describing the course of treatment over 12 months of a female patient with multidirectional instability, multiple dislocations and her decision to have a surgical repair and stabilisation.
Read MoreThis year I have radically changed the way I work. The way I communicate with my patients has dramatically evolved and improved. And I’m enjoying my work more because of it.
What did I change? Well. Come on a journey with me as I reflect on my resistance, shaping, and embrace of a new technology.
Read MoreBlood flow restriction training, or BFR, is an emerging hot topic in Physiotherapy rehabilitation. Although it has been around since the 60’s, it really only came to the United States in 2014. Since that time there has been an explosion in research looking into its properties and clinical application. This is a reflective piece that shares how I came to discover and implement Blood Flow restriction training in my husband’s ACL rehabilitation program at home.
Read MoreA reflective piece on the self-treatment guides created by the late Robin McKenzie. A true pioneer and leader in our profession who was passionate about the treatment of musculoskeletal pain disorders. His work in renown world wide for ‘repeated movements’ and ‘directional preferences’ commonly known as the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. His wisdom and pearls from years of patient management have been distilled into self-treatment guides. This blog reviews five of his books involving self-treatment of the neck, back, shoulder, hip and knee.
Read MoreAs our knowledge of chronic pain broadens, we are beginning to appreciate that there are modifiable risk factors that contribute to the development of long term pain and disability. Fear avoidance, negative beliefs, anxiety and depression are just a few. Several outcome measures are currently available to clinicians to help guide their clinical reasoning by identifying these risk factors. The purpose of this blog is to look specifically at outcome measures and explore how they guide our patient management.
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