ACL injuries are a common injury in contact sports such as the AFL. Physiotherapist Andrew from our Adelaide CBD practice highlights these injuries and how they occur, particularly in the AFLW: An ACL tear occurs from a sudden movement or load to the knee affecting the ligament at the front of the knee connecting the […]
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Physical Stress In Soccer Athletes
Physical Stress Physical stress in soccer athletes commonly occurs due to an acute injury. An acute injury is an injury that has occurred as a result of a specific event. Acute injuries involve everything from pulling a muscle to fractures, ligament sprains to dislocations. However, a separate form of physical stress can occur as a […]
Hamstring Injuries & How To Prevent Them
Hamstring injuries are one of the most common injuries experienced by those who play sports such as Aussie Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union, and Soccer. The injury usually occurs at the point of maximal activation and at the peak length of the muscle. Previously it was thought that stretching would help prevent these types of […]
Tips For Avoiding Football Injuries
Australian rules football is a favourite sport amongst participants and those that follow the AFL in Australia. It’s a game that involves a large amount of physical contact, injuries are sustained due to players running, tackling, kicking, marking and handballing, players are constantly vying for the ball. The Different Types of AFL InjuriesPlayers often sustain […]
How To Avoid Netball Injuries
This Winter, your kids, partner, or other family members may be playing Netball, you may even be enjoying a game yourself! We’ve had a look at the types of injuries that occur from playing Netball and how they can be avoided. Netball is one of the most popular team sports in Australia, with the highest […]
Achilles Tendonitis – What Is It & Why Does It Occur?
What Is The Physio Treatment & Self Management Tendonitis vs Tendinosis What Is A Tendon? A tendon is a dense and strong connective tissue that connects our muscles to our bone, it transmits force from muscles to the bone resulting in movement. The Difference Between Tendonitis & Tendinosis? Now that we have outlined what a […]
Exercises Before Playing Sport
Dynamic Stretching When putting a program together that includes the 5 best exercises that you can do before playing competitive sport; here are some things that need to be taken into consideration. 1) The type of sport 2) Where it’s played 3) The position that you spend most of your time in. If you have […]
Keeping Up With The 2020 AFL: Common Injuries We See On TV
Here at Core Physio Gawler Place we take the AFL competition very seriously and with the upcoming decision regarding where the grand final will be held, we reached out to some of our Physios to see what they think some of the most common injuries sustained by AFL Athletes are. So, what was the number […]
What is Patello-Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) & How Is It Treated?
Patello Femoral Pain Syndrome PFPS is a common cause of knee pain. It can be pain arising from the patello-femoral joint surfaces (the joint formed by the knee cap and the thigh bone ‘Femur’) or the adjacent soft tissues. Pain can be felt in all aspects of the knee in PFPS. It can arise from […]