The Challenge of Low Back Injuries in Cricket Fast Bowlers
Lumbar spine stress fractures are a common and persistent injury among cricket fast bowlers, particularly adolescents. The repetitive and...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Why Your Progress Is Measured By More Than Just Changes in Pain: Exploring the Full Spectrum of Healing
In the realm of injury rehabilitation and overcoming physical challenges like back pain or sports injuries, it is common to solely focus...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Elevate Your Productivity: A Guide to Creating an Ergonomic Home Office Setup
In today’s fast-paced world, more and more of us find ourselves working from home. While the flexibility is fantastic, it’s essential to...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
What is Vertigo? Vertigo is a type of dizziness that is often described as feeling that you are spinning or that the world is spinning...
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Mark Macdonald
- May 13
- 4 min
10 MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT LOW BACK PAIN
Have you ever had an episode of low back pain? Well, you are not alone! I have been there myself. Low back pain (LBP) is a common...
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Mark Macdonald
- May 7
- 2 min
Why physio is important before joint replacement surgery.
This is the first in a two part series on Joint Replacement. We typically see three main jonts replaced - knees, hips and shoulders,...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 26
- 2 min
THE WARM UP
"A well-planned warm-up has the potential to not only prepare athletes physically and mentally but also possess the ability to reduce the...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 26
- 2 min
FIFA 11+ for KIDS - injury prevention for our young soccer players
If you’re involved in soccer, then you’ve probably heard of the FIFA 11+ warm up aimed at injury prevention, but did you know that there...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Falls - The scary bits and how to help reduce the risk
Falls are Australia’s leading cause of injury hospitalisation and death, representing 43% of injury hospitalisations and 42% of injury...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 19
- 2 min
The Ultimate Guide to Osteoporosis Treatment: What You Need to Know
Treatment for Osteoporosis comes in two forms; Medical Management Resistance and load bearing exercise Osteoporosis is managed medically...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 13
- 2 min
"The Impact of Osteoporosis on Bone Health: What You Need to Know"
This blog is the first in a three part series on Osteoporosis, one of the biggest contributors to disability in our ageing population. In...
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Mark Macdonald
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Injury Prevention with FIFA 11+
If you have played any form of sport then you will be well aware of the need for a ‘warm-up’. But what we need to think about is whether...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jan 22
- 3 min
Tips for staying injury free going Back to School
The holidays are over, so it’s time to get back into the swing of the school year! Whether you’re dealing with a first-grader or a...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jan 11
- 3 min
How to Alleviate Plantar Fasciitis Pain and Prevent Future Injury
Do you get up in the morning and the first few steps resembles treading on broken glass? About 10% of the population will suffer heel...
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Mark Macdonald
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Benefits of Custom Orthotics
If you’ve been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis or bunions, have pain in the lower limbs when walking or are recovering from an accident,...
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Mark Macdonald
- Nov 10, 2023
- 2 min
Creaky Knees
Many of us will have had knees that make noises when we do certain movements. Mine used to make quite loud noises when I was in my teens,...
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Mark Macdonald
- Nov 6, 2023
- 4 min
Look after yourself in the garden
Though it may seem an unusual combination, we get plenty of keen gardeners in the clinic each week, and especially during spring and...
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Mark Macdonald
- Nov 5, 2023
- 2 min
EXERCISE FOR PAIN
Exercise can be beneficial for managing and reducing various types of pain, although the mechanisms through which it works can vary...
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Mark Macdonald
- Oct 25, 2023
- 2 min
WHY DOES PAIN PERSIST?
This is the second of a three part series on pain. The first part can be read here Pain can persist for a variety of reasons, and it is a...
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Mark Macdonald
- Oct 19, 2023
- 2 min
WHY DO WE GET PAIN?
We have all experienced pain at some stage in our lives. It's an unpleasant sensation and affects our ability to do the activities that...
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